Kerr County, flood
Digest more
The Texas Legislature is scheduled to convene Monday for a special session, which now includes flood-related issues.
Less than 5% of homes in the county's FEMA floodplain had flood coverage, well below the national average. Uptake was even worse in other areas that flooded.
Mike Richards lost his cabin on the Guadalupe River to the flood in Kerr County, but he hasn't stopped searching his land for victims, fearing some remain missing as volunteers prepare to leave.
After flash floods swept through central Texas in July 2025, people online searched for reasons why the disaster was so deadly.
Many described the river’s rise as a “wall of water.” But to understand just how much water fell, it's helpful to put the numbers in perspective.
Explore more
The Commerce Department acting inspector general's office will evaluate the National Weather Service’s actions around the catastrophic flooding in Texas
Founded by German abolitionists in 1854, Comfort sits along the Guadalupe River in an area known as “flash flood alley.” It installed its siren-based warning system last year, a move that neighboring Kerr County, where well over 100 people died in this ...
"It's something that you always fear could potentially happen in the emergency department," said Dr. Benjamin Halloran.