Over the last decade, an array of local and state agencies have missed opportunities to fund a flood warning system intended to avert the type of disaster that swept away dozens of youth campers and others in Kerr County,

The storms that battered the Hill Country for the last four days began to lighten up, although isolated pockets of heavy rain were still possible.

The special session agenda includes 18 legislative priorities, with several directly addressing the recent disaster.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says the state was ready with assets on the ground, but didn’t realize the magnitude of the oncoming deadly floods.

On Wednesday at 8:44 p.m. a flood warning was released by the National Weather Service in effect until 11:15 p.m. for Lancaster and York counties.

Heavy rainfall fell on Chicago’s West Side during a short amount of time Tuesday night, leaving some drivers flooded out in underpasses and several homeowners in ankle-deep water in their basements. A Flash Flood Warning was in effect for several hours before the water receded by early Wednesday morning.

Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company took action against its Grok chatbot on Wednesday, removing a post it had made praising Adolf Hitler in response to a question related to the deadly Texas Hill Country flood.

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Officials are being pressed about their response and whether there could have been a better warning system.

President Trump said he would visit Texas on July 11 as the state reels after more than 100 people have been confirmed dead in devastating flooding.