Texas Floods Death Toll Creeps up
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Heavy rain poured over parts of central Texas, dumping more than a month's worth of rain for places like San Angelo.
More than 100 people have been confirmed dead since July 4, when the Guadalupe River in central Texas swelled overnight and triggered flash floods that swept through an area known locally as “Flash Flood Alley.
Texas lawmakers failed to pass a bill in the regular legislative session that would have improved local governments’ emergency communications infrastructure.
With more than 170 still missing, communities must reconcile how to pick up the pieces around a waterway that remains both a wellspring and a looming menace.
Texas inspectors approved Camp Mystic’s emergency plan just two days before devastating floods killed over 27 people, mostly children, at the Texas summer camp
Texas floods kill 120+ as climate-driven extreme weather surges 58%; understaffed agencies and normalcy bias leave US unprepared despite warnings.