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FEMA approved Camp Mystic to exempt structures from flood zone designation? Here's what we know
More than a decade before devastating floods swept through Central Texas and killed 27 people at Camp Mystic, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) granted the camp’s request to remove ...
Officials Feared Flood Risk to Youth Camps but Rejected Warning System
Kerr County had discussed buying such things as water gauges and sirens after previous flood disasters. But as with many ...
A 94-year-old grandmother lost her house in the Texas floods. Her family says rebuilding their home is worth the risk
Betty Matteson’s four children, nine grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren have squeezed into her Texas Hill Country ...
How Texas' land rules allowed camps to operate in flood-prone areas
The deadly Texas floods have brought the state's approach to land approvals, especially in flood-prone areas, under more ...
Texas flooding death toll rises amid weekend flash flooding risk
Search crews continued the grueling task of recovering the missing as more potential flash flooding threatened Texas Hill ...
Children’s camps in Texas were located in areas known to be at high risk of flooding
When too much rain falls for the ground to absorb, it runs downhill, pulled by gravity into streams, creeks and rivers.