Central Texas

The footprints were created some 115 million years ago, when what is now a Central Texas suburb was a beach on the Western Interior Seaway.

Maxwell was convicted in 2021 of helping Epstein sexually abuse underage girls and was sentenced to 20 years in prison.

The Texas Legislature is in a special session and discussing proposals to improve disaster preparedness after floods killed more than 130 people early this month.

Texas lawmakers are expected to question local Kerr County officials on Thursday over their preparedness and response to the deadly July 4 floods that killed at least 136 people.

It is now named for Col. Robert B. Hood, a Kansas native commissioned in the Army in 1917 who served with the 12th Field Artillery Regiment of the 2nd Infantry Division in France during World War I. He received the Distinguished Service Cross for his heroism.

Hundreds of family photos are being restored by the Austin Disaster Relief Network. But for many people affected by the floods, the majority of their personal possessions are still missing.

A panel of Texas House and Senate lawmakers are holding a joint meeting today where they're discussing the state's response to the devastating July 4 flash flooding that left more than 130 dead.

The Legislature will look at proposals for emergency preparedness in a special session that was already planned over hemp laws. A bill to help build emergency systems failed in the spring.

After days of reports of more than 100 missing victims, officials now say the number of missing is significantly lower than originally reported.

A crisis communication expert says everyday notifications are weakening the impact of life-saving emergency alerts.

The National Weather Service has extended a flood watch for San Antonio, Austin and the Hill Country. Additional rainfall amounts of 1-2 inches are forecast, with isolated totals of 3 inches in some areas.

President Donald Trump is visiting Texas on Friday to assess catastrophic flooding that has killed at least 120 people. Despite his past calls to phase out the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Trump has praised the federal response to the disaster.