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MRT 7/23/25 (free) (sponsored by Long Angle): 2 Remain Missing After Flooding // Group Places $3M Pro Cornyn TV Ad Buy // Senate Cmte Holds Hearing on Flood Response // New Late Bid for DMN
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| Subject | MRT 7/23/25 (free) (sponsored by Long Angle): 2 Remain Missing After Flooding // Group Places $3M Pro Cornyn TV Ad Buy // Senate Cmte Holds Hearing on Flood Response // New Late Bid for DMN |
| Date | July 23, 2025 11:05 PM |
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* **TOP NEWS **
**“2 still missing in Texas floods after body of woman found in Kerrville, Greg Abbott says,” **Houston Chronicle's **Jarrod Wardwell **— “The body of a woman who was missing in the [devastating July 4 floods]([link removed]) has been found, according to Gov. **Greg Abbott**.
Abbott said Task Force 1 — one of the search teams deployed in response — recovered the body in the Kerrville area. He [announced the discovery]([link removed]) in a post on X at 10:10 p.m. Tuesday.
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Three people [remained missing after the flood,]([link removed]) leading up to Tuesday night, according to Kerr County officials. The recent finding would presumably lower that number to two.
A man and a little girl from Camp Mystic were still missing, Abbott said. He last said the death toll stood at 135.
"Our search continues," he wrote.
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Floodwaters had surged in the early morning hours of July 4 after rainfall [overloaded the Guadalupe River]([link removed]) and inundated parts of the Texas Hill Country. The Guadaulupe River rose[ 20 feet in about 95 minutes]([link removed]) and topped the streambed by 40 feet in some places, leaving little time for those sleeping nearby to escape.
The ensuing flood wiped out riverside camps, RV parks and homes. The most lives were lost in Kerr County, where at least 37 children and 70 adults died in the flooding.
Kerr County was home to summer camps like Camp Mystic, a Christian summer camp for girls that has been [described as heaven on earth]([link removed]). The camp has [confirmed 27 campers and counselors were killed]([link removed]) in the flooding, and one child there remains missing. The camp's owner [died trying to save the young campers]([link removed]) from tragedy.
As of Wednesday morning, state and county officials had yet to issue updates about the flood victims who remain missing." [Hou Chron]([link removed]) ($)
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* **TOP NEWS**
**“DallasNews Corporation receives offer from Alden Global Capital affiliate” **[DMN]([link removed]) ($)
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* **#TXLEGE **
**“Texas lawmakers review catastrophic floods but say they aren’t out to assign blame” **[AP]([link removed])
**“State officials to testify on Hill Country flood response today” **[DMN]([link removed]) ($)
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* **LOCAL GOVERNMENT **
**“Exclusive: Kerr County river authority chose tax cuts over flood alert system upgrades” **[Hou Chron]([link removed]) ($)
**“Lina Hidalgo has lowest net approval rating of any Harris County elected official, Hobby poll finds” **[Hou Chron]([link removed]) ($)
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* **2026 **
“**GOP Spending Group Pours $3 Million into Texas Senate Race Boosting John Cornyn**” [National Review]([link removed])
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* **BUSINESS NEWS **
“**AstraZeneca to spend $50 billion in US production build out to avert tariff threat**” [Reuters]([link removed])
“**Texas Instruments plunges after forecast fuels tariff fears**” [Bloomberg wire]([link removed])
“**Weeks after Mexico threatens to sue, SpaceX pulls rocket wreckage from Gulf**” [SAEN]([link removed]) ($)
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* **NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE**
> TX TRIB: "**Texas Senate committee doubles down on THC ban, saying state and local governments don’t have the resources for regulations**" _[TX TRIB]([link removed])_
> TX TRIB: "**TribCast: Do Texas Democrats have any hope in 2026?**" _[TX TRIB]([link removed])_
> TX TRIB: "**Meet the Californian who pushed Texas lawmakers to help fix the state’s housing crisis**" _[TX TRIB]([link removed])_
> TX TRIB: "**As Texas embraces federal immigration database to verify voter citizenship, some experts are worried**" _[TX TRIB]([link removed])_
> TX TRIB: "**Texas startups make products from the carbon in fossil fuels**" _[TX TRIB]([link removed])_
> HOU CHRON: "**Refugee arrested in Houston sent back to Venezuela after months in El Salvador megaprison**" _[HOU CHRON]([link removed])_
> THE TEXAN: "**Speaker Burrows Announces Texas House Select Committee on Congressional Redistricting**" _[THE TEXAN]([link removed])_
> THE TEXAN: "**Flooding, THC, Redistricting: Here's What's on the Texas Legislature's Special Session Agenda**" _[THE TEXAN]([link removed])_
> AAS: "**Bill vetoed in 2019 returns in special session. Could it have saved lives in Texas floods?**" _[AAS]([link removed])_
> AAS: "**Texas Republicans set public hearings on redistricting in Austin, Houston and Arlington**" _[AAS]([link removed])_
> COMMUNITY IMPACT: "**McKinney council discusses passed bills from Texas Legislature**" _[COMMUNITY IMPACT]([link removed])_
> KXAN: "**Committees set up for congressional redistricting in Texas**" _[KXAN]([link removed])_
> AAS: "**In Texas, protesters demand Abbott focus more on floods during session**" _[AAS]([link removed])_
> MY RGV: "**As Trump's raids ramp up, a Texas region's residents stay inside — even when they need medical care**" _[MY RGV]([link removed])_
> KXAN: "**Austin firefighters push back against proposed budget’s staffing requirement changes**" _[KXAN]([link removed])_
> KXAN: "**Federal funding hold risks 100 Austin ISD jobs, ‘deeply valued’ programs**" _[KXAN]([link removed])_
> THE TEXAN: "**Harris County Judge Hidalgo Proposes Tax Increase to Continue Childcare Program Launched with COVID-19 Relief Funds**" _[THE TEXAN]([link removed])_
> DMN: "**Texas man killed wife, lived with her decomposing body for month, officials say**" _[DMN]([link removed])_
> HOU CHRON: "**Montgomery County judge wrangles kittens, urges pet adoption in hilarious video**" _[HOU CHRON]([link removed])_
> TX TRIB: "**THC-related poison control calls tripled in Texas after hemp became legal. Experts say there’s more to the story.**" _[TX TRIB]([link removed])_
> HOU CHRON: "**Barbers Hill ISD wants CROWN act case dismissed since student has graduated**" _[HOU CHRON]([link removed])_
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* **EXTRA POINTS**
Yesterday 's Texas sports scores:
> MLB: **Texas **6, Detroit 2
> MLB: **Houston** 3, Arizona 1
> WNBA: **Dallas** 87, Seattle 63
Today's Texas sports schedule:
> 7:05pm: MLB: Detroit at **Texas**
> 8:40pm: MLB: **Houston** at Arizona
Tomorrow's Texas sports schedule:
> 7:05pm: MLB: Detroit at **Texas**
> 7:10pm: MLB: Oakland at **Houston**
**DALLAS COWBOYS**: "Cowboys camp observations: Dallas taking the field for second practice in Oxnard" [DMN]([link removed]) ($)
**HOUSTON TEXANS**: "Texans GM Nick Caserio addresses two key injuries and charges against one player as camp gets underway" [KHOU]([link removed])
**HOUSTON ASTROS**: "Valdez stretches winning streak to 10, Astros rally to beat Diamondbacks 3-1" [AP]([link removed])
**TEXAS RANGERS**: "Jacob deGrom strikes out 9 and helps the Rangers to a 6-2 win over the Athletics" [AP]([link removed])
**MLS ALL STAR GAME**: "Lionel Messi and Jordi Alba of Inter Miami to miss MLS All-Star Game in Austin" [AP]([link removed])
**DALLAS WINGS**: "Bueckers reaches double figures for 19th straight game as Wings beat short-handed Storm 87-63" [AP]([link removed])
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* **TOP NEWS **
**“2 still missing in Texas floods after body of woman found in Kerrville, Greg Abbott says,” **Houston Chronicle's **Jarrod Wardwell **— “The body of a woman who was missing in the [devastating July 4 floods]([link removed]) has been found, according to Gov. **Greg Abbott**.
Abbott said Task Force 1 — one of the search teams deployed in response — recovered the body in the Kerrville area. He [announced the discovery]([link removed]) in a post on X at 10:10 p.m. Tuesday.
» [BECOME A PAID SUBSCRIBER: $7/mo]([link removed])
Three people [remained missing after the flood,]([link removed]) leading up to Tuesday night, according to Kerr County officials. The recent finding would presumably lower that number to two.
A man and a little girl from Camp Mystic were still missing, Abbott said. He last said the death toll stood at 135.
"Our search continues," he wrote.
» [BECOME A PAID SUBSCRIBER: $70/yr]([link removed])
Floodwaters had surged in the early morning hours of July 4 after rainfall [overloaded the Guadalupe River]([link removed]) and inundated parts of the Texas Hill Country. The Guadaulupe River rose[ 20 feet in about 95 minutes]([link removed]) and topped the streambed by 40 feet in some places, leaving little time for those sleeping nearby to escape.
The ensuing flood wiped out riverside camps, RV parks and homes. The most lives were lost in Kerr County, where at least 37 children and 70 adults died in the flooding.
Kerr County was home to summer camps like Camp Mystic, a Christian summer camp for girls that has been [described as heaven on earth]([link removed]). The camp has [confirmed 27 campers and counselors were killed]([link removed]) in the flooding, and one child there remains missing. The camp's owner [died trying to save the young campers]([link removed]) from tragedy.
As of Wednesday morning, state and county officials had yet to issue updates about the flood victims who remain missing." [Hou Chron]([link removed]) ($)
———————————————————————————
** Must Read Texas is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a paid subscriber — [[link removed]]([link removed]).
———————————————————————————
* **TOP NEWS**
**“DallasNews Corporation receives offer from Alden Global Capital affiliate” **[DMN]([link removed]) ($)
———————————————————————————
* **#TXLEGE **
**“Texas lawmakers review catastrophic floods but say they aren’t out to assign blame” **[AP]([link removed])
**“State officials to testify on Hill Country flood response today” **[DMN]([link removed]) ($)
———————————————————————————
* **LOCAL GOVERNMENT **
**“Exclusive: Kerr County river authority chose tax cuts over flood alert system upgrades” **[Hou Chron]([link removed]) ($)
**“Lina Hidalgo has lowest net approval rating of any Harris County elected official, Hobby poll finds” **[Hou Chron]([link removed]) ($)
———————————————————————————
* **2026 **
“**GOP Spending Group Pours $3 Million into Texas Senate Race Boosting John Cornyn**” [National Review]([link removed])
———————————————————————————
* **BUSINESS NEWS **
“**AstraZeneca to spend $50 billion in US production build out to avert tariff threat**” [Reuters]([link removed])
“**Texas Instruments plunges after forecast fuels tariff fears**” [Bloomberg wire]([link removed])
“**Weeks after Mexico threatens to sue, SpaceX pulls rocket wreckage from Gulf**” [SAEN]([link removed]) ($)
———————————————————————————
* **NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE**
> TX TRIB: "**Texas Senate committee doubles down on THC ban, saying state and local governments don’t have the resources for regulations**" _[TX TRIB]([link removed])_
> TX TRIB: "**TribCast: Do Texas Democrats have any hope in 2026?**" _[TX TRIB]([link removed])_
> TX TRIB: "**Meet the Californian who pushed Texas lawmakers to help fix the state’s housing crisis**" _[TX TRIB]([link removed])_
> TX TRIB: "**As Texas embraces federal immigration database to verify voter citizenship, some experts are worried**" _[TX TRIB]([link removed])_
> TX TRIB: "**Texas startups make products from the carbon in fossil fuels**" _[TX TRIB]([link removed])_
> HOU CHRON: "**Refugee arrested in Houston sent back to Venezuela after months in El Salvador megaprison**" _[HOU CHRON]([link removed])_
> THE TEXAN: "**Speaker Burrows Announces Texas House Select Committee on Congressional Redistricting**" _[THE TEXAN]([link removed])_
> THE TEXAN: "**Flooding, THC, Redistricting: Here's What's on the Texas Legislature's Special Session Agenda**" _[THE TEXAN]([link removed])_
> AAS: "**Bill vetoed in 2019 returns in special session. Could it have saved lives in Texas floods?**" _[AAS]([link removed])_
> AAS: "**Texas Republicans set public hearings on redistricting in Austin, Houston and Arlington**" _[AAS]([link removed])_
> COMMUNITY IMPACT: "**McKinney council discusses passed bills from Texas Legislature**" _[COMMUNITY IMPACT]([link removed])_
> KXAN: "**Committees set up for congressional redistricting in Texas**" _[KXAN]([link removed])_
> AAS: "**In Texas, protesters demand Abbott focus more on floods during session**" _[AAS]([link removed])_
> MY RGV: "**As Trump's raids ramp up, a Texas region's residents stay inside — even when they need medical care**" _[MY RGV]([link removed])_
> KXAN: "**Austin firefighters push back against proposed budget’s staffing requirement changes**" _[KXAN]([link removed])_
> KXAN: "**Federal funding hold risks 100 Austin ISD jobs, ‘deeply valued’ programs**" _[KXAN]([link removed])_
> THE TEXAN: "**Harris County Judge Hidalgo Proposes Tax Increase to Continue Childcare Program Launched with COVID-19 Relief Funds**" _[THE TEXAN]([link removed])_
> DMN: "**Texas man killed wife, lived with her decomposing body for month, officials say**" _[DMN]([link removed])_
> HOU CHRON: "**Montgomery County judge wrangles kittens, urges pet adoption in hilarious video**" _[HOU CHRON]([link removed])_
> TX TRIB: "**THC-related poison control calls tripled in Texas after hemp became legal. Experts say there’s more to the story.**" _[TX TRIB]([link removed])_
> HOU CHRON: "**Barbers Hill ISD wants CROWN act case dismissed since student has graduated**" _[HOU CHRON]([link removed])_
———————————————————————————
* **EXTRA POINTS**
Yesterday 's Texas sports scores:
> MLB: **Texas **6, Detroit 2
> MLB: **Houston** 3, Arizona 1
> WNBA: **Dallas** 87, Seattle 63
Today's Texas sports schedule:
> 7:05pm: MLB: Detroit at **Texas**
> 8:40pm: MLB: **Houston** at Arizona
Tomorrow's Texas sports schedule:
> 7:05pm: MLB: Detroit at **Texas**
> 7:10pm: MLB: Oakland at **Houston**
**DALLAS COWBOYS**: "Cowboys camp observations: Dallas taking the field for second practice in Oxnard" [DMN]([link removed]) ($)
**HOUSTON TEXANS**: "Texans GM Nick Caserio addresses two key injuries and charges against one player as camp gets underway" [KHOU]([link removed])
**HOUSTON ASTROS**: "Valdez stretches winning streak to 10, Astros rally to beat Diamondbacks 3-1" [AP]([link removed])
**TEXAS RANGERS**: "Jacob deGrom strikes out 9 and helps the Rangers to a 6-2 win over the Athletics" [AP]([link removed])
**MLS ALL STAR GAME**: "Lionel Messi and Jordi Alba of Inter Miami to miss MLS All-Star Game in Austin" [AP]([link removed])
**DALLAS WINGS**: "Bueckers reaches double figures for 19th straight game as Wings beat short-handed Storm 87-63" [AP]([link removed])
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