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Crews are using backhoes and their bare hands to dig through piles of debris that stretch for miles in the search for more ...

At least 161 people were missing from Kerr County alone, officials said. Several children were among the missing.

"And our cabins are high up, and for them to be flooding, it's like, you know, something's wrong," Georgia Jones said.

A Houston family speaks out, sharing photos of their young daughter who they lost in the floods at Camp Mystic ...

Texas inspectors approved Camp Mystic’s emergency plan just two days before devastating floods killed over 27 people, mostly ...

Follow for live updates in the Texas flooding as more than 160 are missing as rescuers continue a desperate search ...

Along the Guadalupe River, a 60-room inn and nearby homes were quickly filling with water. Confusion, desperation and heroism ...

Vigil held at Church of St. John for Camp Mystic flood victims, with attendees sharing grief and unity through song.

July is flying by! Before you know it, it’ll be time to break out the sweaters and pumpkin spice lattes. In today’s issue: ...