The Texas Department of Juvenile Justice said a West Texas juvenile probation officer was among the victims of deadly Kerr County flooding that happened over the July 4 weekend.

Mollie Sylvester Schaffer had been married to her husband, Randy, for 57 years when the Houston couple traveled to an annual ...

At Memorial Gardens Park in Odessa, the whole community was invited to honor the victims of the devastating flood in Central ...

Renee Smajstrla, an 8-year-old straight-A student from Ingram, Texas who had played a role in her school’s production of “The ...

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Hammond said he shouted at everyone to roll down their windows. Hammond got his window down and he and his wife escaped ...

Family members have identified more than a dozen people who are presumed missing after severe flooding in the Texas Hill ...

Young campers and a dad saving his family were among the dozens killed in the historic flash floods that tore through central ...

These 25 Black women celebrities are setting the standard in music, film, fashion, and more. Here’s who’s influencing the ...

Eight-year-old girls at sleep-away camp, families crammed into recreational vehicles, local residents traveling to or from ...