Floods in Texas Hill Country
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As of 6:25 p.m. on Wednesday, 96 people — 60 adults and 36 children — are dead after Hill Country flooding, Kerr County officials said.
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The Texas Tribune on MSNGov. Abbott orders special session on Hill Country flooding, redistricting, THC and unfinished GOP prioritiesThe Republican governor laid out an ambitious agenda that includes an unexpected array of conservative bills that failed during the regular session.
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Texas police described some of the rescues they conducted after flash floods engulfed camps and homes in the state's Hill Country.
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The Texas Tribune on MSNClimate change helped fuel heavy rains that caused Hill Country floods, experts sayWarming ocean temperatures and warmer air mean there’s more water vapor in the atmosphere to fuel exteme downpours like those that struck Texas during the July 4 weekend.
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Texas special session called to address flood warning failures and emergency response after Hill Country flooding caused more than 100 deaths.
Claire Reese Manchaca was with three of her friends in the Hill Country when the devastating flooding hit. They were last known to be near 1769 State Highway 39, across from Japonica Hills Road in Hunt. After an extensive search over several days, her body was found. On Wednesday, she was brought home to be laid to rest.
"I couldn't fall back asleep because, like, I just had a gut feeling that something bad was about to happen." Lucy Kennedy had been asleep in her bunk at Camp Mystic, a roughly 750-person summer camp,