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WEDNESDAY | 7/23/2025 |
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“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 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 in a post on X at 10:10 p.m. Tuesday. |
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Three people remained missing after the flood, 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 and inundated parts of the Texas Hill Country. The Guadaulupe River rose 20 feet in about 95 minutes 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. The camp has confirmed 27 campers and counselors were killed in the flooding, and one child there remains missing. The camp's owner died trying to save the young campers from tragedy.
As of Wednesday morning, state and county officials had yet to issue updates about the flood victims who remain missing." Hou Chron ($) |
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“DallasNews Corporation receives offer from Alden Global Capital affiliate” DMN ($) |
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“Texas lawmakers review catastrophic floods but say they aren’t out to assign blame” AP
“State officials to testify on Hill Country flood response today” DMN ($) |
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“Exclusive: Kerr County river authority chose tax cuts over flood alert system upgrades” Hou Chron ($)
“Lina Hidalgo has lowest net approval rating of any Harris County elected official, Hobby poll finds” Hou Chron ($) |
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“GOP Spending Group Pours $3 Million into Texas Senate Race Boosting John Cornyn” National Review |
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“AstraZeneca to spend $50 billion in US production build out to avert tariff threat” Reuters
“Texas Instruments plunges after forecast fuels tariff fears” Bloomberg wire
“Weeks after Mexico threatens to sue, SpaceX pulls rocket wreckage from Gulf” SAEN ($) |
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> TX TRIB: "Texas Senate committee doubles down on THC ban, saying state and local governments don’t have the resources for regulations" TX TRIB |
> TX TRIB: "TribCast: Do Texas Democrats have any hope in 2026?" TX TRIB |
> TX TRIB: "Meet the Californian who pushed Texas lawmakers to help fix the state’s housing crisis" TX TRIB |
> TX TRIB: "As Texas embraces federal immigration database to verify voter citizenship, some experts are worried" TX TRIB |
> TX TRIB: "Texas startups make products from the carbon in fossil fuels" TX TRIB |
> HOU CHRON: "Refugee arrested in Houston sent back to Venezuela after months in El Salvador megaprison" HOU CHRON |
> THE TEXAN: "Speaker Burrows Announces Texas House Select Committee on Congressional Redistricting" THE TEXAN |
> THE TEXAN: "Flooding, THC, Redistricting: Here's What's on the Texas Legislature's Special Session Agenda" THE TEXAN |
> AAS: "Bill vetoed in 2019 returns in special session. Could it have saved lives in Texas floods?" AAS |
> AAS: "Texas Republicans set public hearings on redistricting in Austin, Houston and Arlington" AAS |
> COMMUNITY IMPACT: "McKinney council discusses passed bills from Texas Legislature" COMMUNITY IMPACT |
> KXAN: "Committees set up for congressional redistricting in Texas" KXAN |
> AAS: "In Texas, protesters demand Abbott focus more on floods during session" AAS |
> MY RGV: "As Trump's raids ramp up, a Texas region's residents stay inside — even when they need medical care" MY RGV |
> KXAN: "Austin firefighters push back against proposed budget’s staffing requirement changes" KXAN |
> KXAN: "Federal funding hold risks 100 Austin ISD jobs, ‘deeply valued’ programs" KXAN |
> THE TEXAN: "Harris County Judge Hidalgo Proposes Tax Increase to Continue Childcare Program Launched with COVID-19 Relief Funds" THE TEXAN |
> DMN: "Texas man killed wife, lived with her decomposing body for month, officials say" DMN |
> HOU CHRON: "Montgomery County judge wrangles kittens, urges pet adoption in hilarious video" HOU CHRON |
> TX TRIB: "THC-related poison control calls tripled in Texas after hemp became legal. Experts say there’s more to the story." TX TRIB |
> HOU CHRON: "Barbers Hill ISD wants CROWN act case dismissed since student has graduated" HOU CHRON |
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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 ($)
HOUSTON TEXANS: "Texans GM Nick Caserio addresses two key injuries and charges against one player as camp gets underway" KHOU
HOUSTON ASTROS: "Valdez stretches winning streak to 10, Astros rally to beat Diamondbacks 3-1" AP
TEXAS RANGERS: "Jacob deGrom strikes out 9 and helps the Rangers to a 6-2 win over the Athletics" AP
MLS ALL STAR GAME: "Lionel Messi and Jordi Alba of Inter Miami to miss MLS All-Star Game in Austin" AP
DALLAS WINGS: "Bueckers reaches double figures for 19th straight game as Wings beat short-handed Storm 87-63" AP |
