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Along Guadalupe River, more than a dozen summer camps have structures in flood zones

Most of the camps were built decades ago, before modern modeling and flood maps. Counties have little power to regulate construction flood plains.

The Texas Tribune

After Hill Country floods, families face a difficult question: Rebuild, or let go?

They lost homes and summer cabins to the July 4 flood in Kerr County. Now they are weighing whether it makes sense to rebuild.

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Emergency recordings reveal chaos behind deadly Texas flood rescue

The flooding killed at least 136 people

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As the floods hit, Kerrville officials’ messages show lack of information about what was coming

Lawmakers plan to hear testimony Thursday in Kerr County. Questions remain about how state and local entities responded to flood warnings.

The Texas Tribune

In Kerr County, some summer camps are reopening after the devastating July 4 flood

At least two summer camps in the Texas Hill Country have invited campers back after sustaining little to no damage from the flood. Other camps are still combing through the rubble.

The Texas Tribune

In flood-ravaged Hill Country towns, friends, families and strangers rush in to help with cleanup

For the past week, Clemente Sánchez and his tree-trimming crew have volunteered to help people remove trees and flood debris. It’s a scene being repeated all over the flood zone.

The Texas Tribune

God and the Guadalupe long reigned over Texas Hill Country. Now grief permeates.

Religion and the river are constant Kerr County touchstones. As residents lean on their faith, they grapple with their relationship to the water.

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Texas’s Camp Mystic was ‘a place of joy’. Floods turned it into a site of great loss

The nearly 100-year-old institute, which now lies in ruins, was the go-to summer camp for girls in the state

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Timeline raises questions over how Texas officials handled warnings before the deadly July 4 flood

Officials in Texas are facing mounting questions about whether they did enough to get people out of harm’s way before a flash flood swept down the Guadalupe River and killed more than 100 people, including at least 27 children and counselors at an all-girls Christian camp

The Independent UK

As deadly storms subside, Texas flooding puts spotlight on gov’t response

Questions mounting about what, if any, actions local US officials took to warn campers and residents.

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More than 100 killed after catastrophic Texas floods devastate communities

Search and rescue efforts in flood-ravaged Texas entered a fifth day, as the death toll is expected to rise.

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Texas Woman Hopped on a Kayak to Escape Floodwaters With Her Dogs: 'I'm Still in Shock'

A woman in Hunt, Texas, survived the July 4 floods by kayaking to safety with her dogs.

Latin Times

Photos: After Texas Hill Country flood, grief and recovery take hold

After the tragic flooding in Kerr County, photographs depict a battered but resilient community.

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