Texas is once again battling life-threatening flooding as relentless rainfall triggered flash flood emergencies across parts of the Hill Country and South Texas early Thursday, forcing evacuations, prompting dozens of water rescues, and reviving painful memories of last year's catastrophic floods.
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Emergency officials have urged residents living near rivers and low-lying areas to move to higher ground immediately as rapidly rising waters continue to threaten communities stretching from Kerr County to Uvalde.
Guadalupe River surges, triggering highest flood alerts
The National Weather Service (NWS) warned that a "large and deadly flood wave" was moving downstream along the Guadalupe River, the same waterway that devastated the region during the July 2025 floods.