When too much rain falls for the ground to absorb, it runs downhill, pulled by gravity into streams, creeks and rivers.

Many camps in the Guadalupe river region are adjacent or are partially inside high-risk flood zones, according to maps from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

The state leaves building zoning and permits up to the individual counties. And in most non-city counties, such as Kerr, which had 96 deaths as of Thursday due to floods, some officials tend to be ...

Kerr County sits in a region known as Flash Flood Alley, and at least four cabins at Camp Mystic sat in an extremely ...

The data also highlights critical risks in other areas along the Guadalupe River in Kerr County, and nationwide as many ...

Texas flood at Camp Mystic prompts summer camps to enhance weather monitoring and communication tools as more camps seek ...

At least 27 campers and counselors were killed at Camp Mystic during the devastating Texas floods. Some are still missing.

US regulators reportedly granted appeals to remove many Camp Mystic buildings from official flooding risk maps years before ...

Camp Mystic successfully appealed to remove several structures from a FEMA flood zone, despite being located in a high-risk ...

After a tragedy, records from local archives can help us understand how a community understands itself. Here’s some of what ...

Dick Eastland, the Camp Mystic owner who pushed for flood alerts on the Guadalupe River, was killed in last week’s deadly ...

But let's not single out New Jersey and Texas. Florida — especially Miami and many low-lying, overbuilt Gulf Coast ...