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Search crews continued the grueling task of recovering the missing as more potential flash flooding threatened Texas Hill Country.
Roberto Marquez, an artist from Oak Cliff, uses river debris to create a healing space for families grieving flood losses in Kerr County.
Young campers and a dad saving his family were among the dozens killed in the historic flash floods that tore through central Texas over the holiday weekend.
It’s just nice to see how everyone’s coming together to help other people who are going through something tough,” said cheer team member Sierra Lemos.
Severe thunderstorms will continue to prowl the central United States through the weekend with some areas at risk for damage stemming from high winds, hail, tornadoes and flooding. Police officers and emergency crews in eastern Massachusetts were out in full force on Thursday morning, performing rescues and blocking off impassable roads
As search and cleanup operations continue, crews are encountering issues with individuals arriving and self-deploying to try to assist.
Prior to Friday's game at Daikin Park, players, coaches and staff from Houston Astros and Texas Rangers will wear special shirts during batting practice to show support for those affected by the devastating flooding in Central Texas during the Fourth of July weekend.
The record of frequent, often deadly floods in Central Texas goes back more than 200 years to July 1819, when floodwaters spilled into the major plazas of San Antonio. That city on the edge of the Hill Country was hit by major floods again in 1913, 1921, 1998 and 2025, to cite a few examples.