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'God was with us': Leander woman describes being swept away by floods, surviving in tree
AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A Leander woman and her family were swept away by floodwaters early Saturday morning and managed to survive by climbing a tree, the family told KXAN....
Texas floods: At least 51 dead, 27 girls still missing as search efforts continue
KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — The grueling, desperate search for 27 missing girls stretched into a third day on Sunday after raging floodwaters surged into a summer camp as rescuers maneuvered through...
Gold, silver become legal tender in Texas under new law
AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Texas has joined a growing movement of states establishing gold and silver currency systems, after Gov. Greg Abbott signed House Bill 1056 into law on June...
LIVE BLOG: Rain continues in Central Texas after 'catastrophic' flood event
AUSTIN (KXAN) -- After a holiday of torrential rain, showers ease up while first responders continue to search for people unaccounted for. So far in the state, more than...
Father and son searching Kerr County for missing loved ones
KERR COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) -- Ryen Brake and his father Robert have trudged through muddy, debris-filled riverbanks for the past 48 hours looking for Ryen's grandparents/Robert's parents: Joni and...
Historic bridge swept away by San Gabriel River flooding
AUSTIN (KXAN) - Flooding along the San Gabriel River Saturday morning swept away a historic bridge in Burnet County. Video shared with KXAN shows the Joppa Iron Truss Bridge...
Floods turned beloved Texas camp into a nightmare. At least 27 girls remain missing
KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — As the floodwaters began to recede from Camp Mystic, a torrent of grief remained as the identities of some of the campers who died in...
Kerrville didn’t have weather sirens used by other cities
AUSTIN (KXAN) – At a Friday news conference, Kerr County Judge Rob Kelly said he “can’t answer” why camps weren’t evacuated but acknowledged: “We do not have a warning...
‘We think it will hold’: Downtown business owner eyeing rising waters of Shoal Creek
AUSTIN (KXAN) -- As rain continues across Austin, people are keeping their eyes on rising waters in local creeks. At Shoal Creek Saloon, owner Ray Canfield spent Saturday afternoon...
'It was like a dam broke': Kerr County flood survivors begin recovery process
KERR COUNTY (Nexstar) -- James Forster lives near the Guadalupe River in Kerr County. On Friday morning, he came to check on a friend's house along the river banks....
'The worst nightmare you've ever had': Jonestown man recounts saving family from flood
JONESTOWN (KXAN) - As floodwaters rapidly rose overnight across Central Texas, one man’s instincts may have saved a family’s life. Unable to sleep, Matthew Crowder showed up to work...
'Nobody saw this coming': Rescue efforts continue in Central Texas as devastating floods wreck-havoc
AUSTIN (KXAN) -- On Saturday, Governor Gregg Abbott signed a disaster declaration, adding counties affected, following a deadly flash flooding across Central Texas. In a Saturday press conference, Abbott...