When too much rain falls for the ground to absorb, it runs downhill, pulled by gravity into streams, creeks and rivers.

Members of the clan that owned Camp Mystic wanted access for recreation. But a cousin said the area designated for family use ...

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 ...

Texas flood at Camp Mystic prompts summer camps to enhance weather monitoring and communication tools as more camps seek ...

The state leaves building zoning and permits up to the individual counties. And in most non-city counties, such as Kerr, which had 96 deaths as of Thursday due to floods, some officials tend to be ...

In the early hours of Independence Day, rain pelted sleeping communities in central Texas. No one knew yet how devastating the storm would become.

Camp Mystic successfully appealed to remove several structures from a FEMA flood zone, despite being located in a high-risk ...

Kerr County sits in a region known as Flash Flood Alley, and at least four cabins at Camp Mystic sat in an extremely ...

Experts share key questions parents should ask about summer camp safety following the deadly Texas flooding that left dozens dead at a girls’ camp.

US regulators reportedly granted appeals to remove many Camp Mystic buildings from official flooding risk maps years before 27 children ... through the premises before dawn on 4 July. Across Texas, at ...

Experts suggested that more data and education are needed as Texas and the rest of the country build in known flood plains.

A series of summer camps ... Texas counties, said that flood warning systems are often simple networks of rain gauges or stream gauges that are triggered when rain or floodwaters exceed a certain ...