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Crews are using backhoes and their bare hands to dig through piles of debris that stretch for miles in the search for more ...

A public backlash is enveloping Kerr County over the local steps taken after the National Weather Service warned of a ...

Officials in Kerr County are expected to hold a press conference Wednesday morning on recovery efforts as the stark numbers ...

"I thought my mom was going to die in front of me," said Taylor Bergmann, a 19-year-old who fought to save the people in his ...

A Kerrville-area river authority executed a contract for a flood warning system that would have been used to help with ...

The Trump administration fired most probationary staff at the weather service earlier this year, but that did not hinder ...

Local officials in Kerr County continue facing public scrutiny after days of seeming to deflect questions about their ...

Following this weekend’s devastating Texas floods that killed more than 100 people, and left at least two dozen still missing, outdoor warning sirens are now getting renewed attention.

Officials in Texas are facing mounting questions about whether they did enough to get people out of harm’s way before a flash ...