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• FEMA removed dozens of Camp Mystic buildings from 100-year flood map before expansion, records show

  By Ryan J. Foley, Christopher L. Keller and Jim Mustian, Associated Press July 12, 2025

  The July Fourth flood moved so quickly in the middle of the night that it caught many off guard in a county that lacked a warning system. Full Story 

• Photos: After Texas Hill Country flood, grief and recovery take hold

  By Texas Tribune Photo Team Updated: July 11, 2025

  After the tragic flooding in Kerr County, photographs depict a battered but resilient community. Full Story 

• Texas Hill Country floods: What we know so far

  By María Méndez Updated: July 11, 2025

  With hundreds confirmed dead or still missing, questions remain about the local response to flood warnings. Meanwhile, lawmakers will weigh measures to mitigate future disasters. Full Story 

• Weather warnings gave officials a 3 hour, 21 minute window to save lives in Kerr County. What happened then remains unclear.

  By Emily Foxhall Updated: July 11, 2025

  Federal forecasters issued their first flood warning at 1:14 a.m. on July 4. Local officials haven’t shed light on when they saw the warnings or whether they saw them in time to take action. Full Story 

• In flood-ravaged Hill Country towns, friends, families and strangers rush in to help with cleanup

  By Carlos Nogueras Ramos July 11, 2025

  For the past week, Clemente Sánchez and his tree-trimming crew have volunteered to help people remove trees and flood debris. It’s a scene being repeated all over the flood zone. Full Story 

• Texas lawmakers urge Trump to extend tomato trade agreement with Mexico

  By Berenice Garcia July 11, 2025

  The 1996 agreement is set to expire Monday, which could raise the price of Mexican tomatoes and threaten thousands of Texas jobs. Full Story 

• Texas Tech University System leader says he will retire this year

  By Jaden Edison July 11, 2025

  Texas Tech Chancellor Tedd Mitchell has led the 64,000-student university system since 2018. His departure will mark the latest shake-up in the state’s higher ed leadership. Full Story 

• Can sirens help save lives in the next flood? Yes, but there’s more to it.

  By Emily Foxhall July 11, 2025

  While sirens can help in areas with shaky cell service, experts say officials also need to consider alert fatigue and provide education on what to do in an emergency. Full Story 

• AG Ken Paxton announces $2.9 million fundraising haul in first 12 weeks of Senate campaign

  By Owen Dahlkamp July 11, 2025

  Paxton’s GOP primary opponent, Sen. John Cornyn, has yet to release his fundraising numbers but is starting with a deeper campaign war chest. Full Story 

• God and the Guadalupe long reigned over Texas Hill Country. Now grief permeates.

  By Sneha Dey and Carlos Nogueras Ramos July 11, 2025

  Religion and the river are constant Kerr County touchstones. As residents lean on their faith, they grapple with their relationship to the water. Full Story 

• Did fiscal conservatism block plans for a new flood warning system in Kerr County?

  By Terri Langford and Dan Keemahill July 10, 2025

  In the last nine years, federal funding for a system has been denied to the county as it contends with a tax base hostile to government overspending. Full Story 

• The floods swept away a young couple and their friends. Searching for them brought their families together.

  By Jessica Shuran Yu, Atirikta Kumar and Sneha Dey July 10, 2025

  The four friends are among the hundreds of victims. The bodies of three of them have been found. Their families have searched for their loved ones since Friday. Full Story 

• Sen. Angela Paxton files for divorce from Attorney General Ken Paxton

  By Eleanor Klibanoff Updated: July 10, 2025

  In a statement, Angela Paxton said she moved to end her 38-year marriage “on biblical grounds,” citing “recent discoveries.” Full Story 

• These graphics show the scope of Texas’ Hill Country floods

  By Edison Wu, Carla Astudillo and Chris Essig Updated: July 10, 2025

  These maps and charts show the scale and intensity of the Hill Country floods and highlight Camp Mystic’s proximity to high-risk flood zones. Full Story 

• Search for flood victims slowed by mountains of debris as thousands descend on Kerr County to assist

  By Paul Cobler July 10, 2025

  Crews are using construction equipment to clear vehicles, trees and homes in a race to locate more than 170 people still missing since Friday’s devastating flood. Full Story 

• Inside the negotiations on Trump’s GOP megabill, from the Lubbock lawmaker whose name is on the legislation

  By Owen Dahlkamp July 10, 2025

  The House budget chair and lead sponsor of the GOP tax and spending bill recounts the months of negotiations needed to unite the fractious caucus. Full Story