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While one of the largest rescue operations has been launched by authorities, authorities are being scrutinized over disaster ...

Also: San Antonio mourned the victims in a Travis Park vigil; UTSA said one of its teachers died in the Guadalupe River flood ...

Greta Toranzo, 10, was a camper at Camp Mystic when the Guadalupe River quickly rose in the morning hours of July 4.

Country singer Pat Green has shared that he and his family have "suffered a heartbreaking and deeply personal loss" as a ...

Intense rainstorms are becoming more frequent in most of the U.S. — though experts say where they occur and whether they ...

Nature’s fury — possibly aided by the Trump administration’s reckless cuts — proves lethal as flash floods kill more than 100 ...

Social media users are spreading false claims that flash floods in Texas that killed more than 100 people over the Fourth of ...

Country singer Pat Green has shared on social media that he and his family have endured a tragic and personal loss due to ...

Three newly minted second graders, including 8-year-old twin sisters from Dallas. A camp director who served as a surrogate father to the girls under his care. These are a few of the scores of victims ...

Country music star Pat Green has been left devastated by the reported death of his brother and sister-in-law, as the toll from the Texas floods continues to climb. The singer, who hails from San ...