The Latest Breaking News from Texas

Texas flooding death toll climbs to 119 as search for more people continues

Amid cleanup efforts, residents and news outlets question the government’s pre-flooding alarm and warning systems

The Guardian - US · Jul 9, 2025

Texas Father Found 'I Love You' Texts From His Daughters After Attempting to Reach Them During Flash Flood

Two young sisters sent a final message to their parents as their father fought unsuccessfully to save them amid devastating flash flooding in central Texas.

Latin Times · Jul 9, 2025

Migrants Deported To South Sudan Were Deceived, Told They Were Being Sent From Texas To Louisiana: Report

Eight men deported to South Sudan were deceived by immigration enforcement officials and told they were being moved from Texas to Louisiana, according to a new report

Latin Times · Jul 9, 2025

FEMA sends under 100 staffers to Texas flooding disaster as state rolls out nearly 1,800 responders

President Donald Trump has proposed phasing out the federal emergency management agency

The Independent UK · Jul 9, 2025

At US summer camps, kids get a glimpse of their future. That’s what made the horror in Texas so visceral

Camps are a rite of passage for American parents and children. That’s why the tragedy at Camp Mystic was intimately imaginable, writes Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

The Guardian - UK · Jul 9, 2025

‘Disasters Are a Human Choice’: Texas Counties Have Little Power to Stop Building in Flood-Prone Areas

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

Texas Observer · Jul 9, 2025

Greg Abbott gives bizarre football analogy when asked who is to blame for deaths in Texas floods

Watch as Greg Abbott delivers a strange football analogy when he is questioned over who is to blame for the death toll in the Texas floods, which currently stands at over 100.

The Independent UK · Jul 9, 2025

Focus on first responders' mental health grows as death toll rises in flood-ravaged Texas

The psychological toll of recovering the bodies of flood victims in Texas is drawing increased attention as the death toll grows

The Independent UK · Jul 9, 2025

Country singer Pat Green confirms ‘multiple family members’ died in Texas flooding

In Kerr County alone, 94 victims, roughly a third of whom are children, have been recovered as of Tuesday – at least 161 people remain unaccounted for, say officials

The Independent UK · Jul 9, 2025

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

The Guardian - US · Jul 9, 2025