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The deadliest floods in Texas history: A state at risk

In the aftermath of the 2025 Texas floods, a look back at some of the most destructive and defining flood events in the state’s weather history.

Opinion

Houston Chronicle · 3h

Texas wasn't ready for flooding. Now Virginia Hollis, 8, is dead. | Opinion

Scrimping on flood protection may have saved taxpayers money. But the Hill Country floods on July 4 cost 137 people -- including children -- their lives.

Politico · 1d

Officials pass on pointing fingers after Texas floods

The deadly July 4 flash floods in Texas have prompted a lot of questions and soul-searching: about the failures of early-warning systems, the Trump administration’s cuts to the National Weather Service and disaster programs and the vulnerability of communities around the country to disasters worsened by climate change.

System could bring heavy rain in Gulf from Florida to Texas

Austin American-Statesman on M… · 9h

Tropical system in Gulf could bring heavy rain to Texas coast. NWS map shows where

A stretch of the Gulf Coast from Florida to the central Texas coast could see heavy rain this weekend due to a tropical disturbance in the Gulf.

Houston Chronicle on MSN · 10h

Houston, all of Southeast Texas, under flood risk as Gulf tropical disturbance arrives

The Weather Prediction Center has placed all of Southeast Texas under a level 1 of 4 risk, or at least a 5% chance, of flooding Friday and Saturday.

USA TODAY on MSN · 12h

Storm tracker: System could bring heavy rain in Gulf from Florida to Texas

The National Hurricane Center said July 25 a large stretch of the Gulf Coast could see heavy rainfall through Sunday morning.

14hon MSN

Trump targets disaster mitigation funds, raising risks in future crises

The Trump administration appears to be drastically reducing the federal funds it offers to help states head off future ...

8hOpinion

Lawmakers, healing starts with pointing fingers after Texas flood failures | Opinion

During the Texas Legislature's special legislative session hearing on Hill Country floods on Wednesday, July 23, 2025, state ...

Wellbeing Whisper on MSN9h

What Went Wrong in Texas: The Truth Behind the Hill Country Flood Warnings

Texas ranks as the country’s leader in flood fatalities, and the Hill Country flood of July 2025 ranks among the deadliest in American history, claiming more than 130 lives and with dozens unaccounted ...

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Flood risks continue to batter Texas as extreme weather rattles much of the U.S.

Some regions in the mid-Atlantic are also facing risks of flooding. On Sunday, Tropical Storm Chantal flooded parts of North ...

11don MSN

FEMA's flood maps often miss dangerous flash flood risks, leaving homeowners unprepared

While FEMA has improved the accuracy and accessibility of the maps over time with better data, digital tools and community ...

1don MSN

Texas county’s emergency management coordinator was likely asleep in critical morning hours of deadly floods, sheriff says

Testimony will be heard from those in charge of managing rivers as well as emergency managers and first responders about the ...

12hOpinion

Texas GOP won’t say it, but climate change is on special session agenda | Editorial

Here is the central issue as the Texas Legislature deliberates: Republican lawmakers, so loath to utter the words “climate ...

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Map Shows Texas Girls' Camp Where Dozens Drowned Was Located in High-Risk Flood Zone

At least 27 campers and counselors at Camp Mystic perished in Friday's floods, with the total death toll in the floods now ...

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Despite risks, Texas Republicans launch Trump-backed effort to redraw congressional lines

Texas Republicans launched a high-risk, high-reward redrawing of the state's 38 congressional districts, a move championed by ...

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