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The tragic flood in Central Texas was on the minds of the Longhorns that traveled to Atlanta for the SEC Media Days.

A select few Texas Longhorns players and coaches are proudly representing the program at SEC Media Days in Atlanta this week, but considering recent events, it ...

Kerrville musician Robert Earl Keen plans to offer his own contribution to the healing process. He was slated for a concert in the city’s Louise Hays Park on July 4, but the torrential rains and ...

The longtime Kerrville resident whose daughters went to Camp Mystic is organizing an Aug. 28 concert to support relief ...

Virginia Hollis was among the campers missing from Camp Mystic after the Guadalupe River flooded over the Fourth of July weekend. According to Bellville Police Chief Jason Smalley, Virginia, who is ...

Blakely McCrory, an 8-year-old from Bellaire, wrote her mom a letter from Camp Mystic before she died in the July 4 flood.

The mother of an 8-year-old girl who died during catastrophic flooding at Camp Mystic in Texas received something “very ...

Days after floodwaters swept through Camp Mystic and other parts of Central Texas, rescuers recovered the body of camper, ...

For many families, the most serious warnings about the deadly and raging torrent in Texas Hill Country on July 4 came too ...

In a surprising number of cases, the worst disasters strike in the middle of night. The deadly Texas floods earlier this ...

About 1,000 miles away, Texas Longhorns safety Michael Taaffe stood before reporters, wearing a tie with the initials of the 28 victims from Camp Mystic.