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HOUSTON — The Texas Hill Country is still reeling after deadly flooding left behind a trail of destruction and heartbreak. Lives were lost and forever changed by a single storm. Scientists are now warning this disaster was made worse by climate change and are sounding the alarm about what it means for the future of Texas.
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Less than 5% of homes in the county's FEMA floodplain had flood coverage, well below the national average. Uptake was even worse in other areas that flooded.
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Millions of dollars are funneling in to help the community in the Hill Country floods, but where is all that money going?
The body of 8-year-old Virginia Hollis was found along the Guadalupe River earlier this week, more than a week after the catastrophic July 4 floods. She and at least 27 other campers and counselors from Camp Mystic were swept away. Several of the victims were from the Houston area.
The Rangers announced Thursday that they will sell “Together For Texas” T-shirts for a minimum donation of $25 throughout the weekend series against Detroit. All net proceeds from the T-shirt sales will directly benefit flood relief and recovery efforts following the early July floods in Central Texas.
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The flood on July Fourth completely leveled Mike Richards' cabin on the Guadalupe River. But these days, he's not worried about his cabin.
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The leader of Camp Mystic had been tracking the weather before the deadly Texas floods, but it is now unclear whether he saw an urgent warning from the National Weather Service that had triggered an emergency alert to phones in the area, a spokesman for camp’s operators said Wednesday.
At 8:48 p.m. on Thursday, the NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC issued a flood advisory in effect until 11:45 p.m. for Madison County.
The NWS Blacksburg VA issued a flood advisory at 3:14 p.m. on Thursday in effect until 6:15 p.m. for Rockingham and Stokes counties.
A special session of the Texas Legislature will address the deadly floods in Hill Country, but the fireworks will come from President Trump’s demand for a newly gerrymandered House map.