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A portrait of 9-year-old Ellen Getten, one of the Camp Mystic campers who died in the July 4 flash floods in central Texas, ...

It was one of the hardest hit areas, sparking city council to consider weather sirens.

INGRAM, Texas – Kerr County will hold an informational meeting for residents affected by the Hill County floods. The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. at the Ingram Tom Moore High School auditorium.

INGRAM, Texas — Kerr County is hosting an informational town hall for those impacted by the floods Tuesday night in Ingram.

“We have no information,” Mayor Claud Jordan said. “Nobody has called us. Nobody has contacted us.” Just over two weeks since ...

During the first city council meeting since the July 4th flood, city leaders discussed the need for weather sirens and the ...

Patricia Madro, who owns property in Ingram, TX says she witnessed the aftermath of the floods upon returning to the Hill ...

A volunteer with Samaritan's Purse was helping to clear out a home on the Guadalupe River that was destroyed by the flood and ...

The flood-damaged Marine Corps uniform of retired Gunnery Sgt. Kevin Jones hangs on the support beam that he and fiancé held ...

That includes an orange cat named Sampson, who disappeared when his family’s house was destroyed. “Samson’s owner did not ...

The video above first aired on July 11 and highlights the emotional toll that tragedies like the Kerr County flood can have ...