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While one of the largest rescue operations has been launched by authorities, authorities are being scrutinized over disaster ...

Greta Toranzo, 10, was a camper at Camp Mystic when the Guadalupe River quickly rose in the morning hours of July 4.

Also: San Antonio mourned the victims in a Travis Park vigil; UTSA said one of its teachers died in the Guadalupe River flood ...

Country singer Pat Green has shared that he and his family have "suffered a heartbreaking and deeply personal loss" as a ...

Social media users are spreading false claims that flash floods in Texas that killed more than 100 people over the Fourth of ...

Nature’s fury — possibly aided by the Trump administration’s reckless cuts — proves lethal as flash floods kill more than 100 ...

Intense rainstorms are becoming more frequent in most of the U.S. — though experts say where they occur and whether they ...

Country singer Pat Green has shared on social media that he and his family have endured a tragic and personal loss due to ...

President Donald Trump is defending Attorney General Pam Bondi as she faces mounting criticism from far-right influencers and conservative internet personalities over the Justice Department’s abrupt ...

Three newly minted second graders, including 8-year-old twin sisters from Dallas. A camp director who served as a surrogate father to the girls under his care. These are a few of the scores of victims ...

Country music star Pat Green has been left devastated by the reported death of his brother and sister-in-law, as the toll from the Texas floods continues to climb. The singer, who hails from San ...