Central Texas

A 65-year-old Kerrville man is dead after floodwaters swept away his mobile home.

Flash Flood Emergencies are in effect until 9 a.m. in parts of Kerr County and until 10 a.m. in parts of Uvalde County after heavy overnight rain triggered life-threatening flooding.

Heavy rain is raising the threat of life-threatening flooding across the Texas Hill Country, where local authorities are already reporting some cars stranded in high water. Forecasters say isolated rainfall totals of up to 15 inches are possible.

July 4 marks one year since catastrophic flooding struck two neighboring parts of the Texas Hill Country. Along the Upper Guadalupe River, where at least 130 people died, a major recovery effort followed. But along nearby Sandy Creek, where nine people were killed, survivors say the response has been far more limited.

Gracie, the missing giraffe, was found safe Friday morning near Leakey after escaping from Cedar Hollow Ranch earlier this month.

Hill County has rescinded its one-year data center moratorium after a developer lawsuit, while approving new review policies requiring greater transparency from large projects.

A football coach with North Texas ties was arrested on the charge tied to a 2024 Arlington investigation.

The Texas Department of Health Services previously notified Camp Mystic its license to operate may not be renewed unless it made major revisions to its emergency plan.

The Eastland family, the camp's owners, testified the day after a team of investigators shared findings about a lack of emergency training among camp counselors.

Twenty-eight people died at the Christian girls' camp during last July's deadly flooding.

The two-day hearing marks the first public session for the joint state House and Senate flood investigating committees. Members previously visited Camp Mystic, where 27 girls and the director died.

Fossils from giant tortoises, armadillos and other Ice Age-era species challenge previous assumptions about the region’s ancient climate.