Texas Hill Country floods
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One of them was Christian Fell of Fort Worth. Water had rushed in his family's vacation home, and now he was trying to reach the roof to escape the surging river. He would wait hours, unaware of the catastrophic flooding that would kill 107 people.
More than 100 people were killed in the flooding that overtook the Hill Country and other parts of Central Texas during the Fourth of July weekend.
Gov. Abbott reports two still missing from Texas floods, with recovery efforts and a potential tax hike for repairs underway.
The Hunt Store, a century-old staple destroyed by Hill Country flooding, begins its road to recovery
Most of the building was destroyed, with just pieces of the façade intact. However, with dozens of volunteers there every day, the owner of The Hunt Store said the store will stand once again.
People awoke from water rushing around them during the early morning hours of July 4, all along the Guadalupe River in the Texas Hill Country. Residents were seemingly caught off guard, but warnings had been issued days and hours before floodwaters began carrying away homes,
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Kelly said during the meeting that the commission approved a 20% budget increase two years ago to recruit and retain deputies using money from the general county fund. A year later when the county sheriff's office was granted $500,000 from SB22, the county judge said that money was supposed to be used to offset the cost of the budget increase.
State lawmakers today honored Coast Guard member Scott Ruskan for his heroic actions during the Hill Country flood, where he rescued 165 people,
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CultureMap Austin on MSNCool new interactive guide offers in-depth look at Hill Country winesAs beautiful as the Hill Country's wines and vineyards are, it can be difficult to keep all of them straight. With 69 member wineries, Texas Hill Country Wineries (THCW) is as close as anyone can get to doing it,