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The Hill Country Arts Foundation, which includes a theater facing the Guadalupe River, is among the devastated cultural institutions .
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The Texas Tribune on MSNGod and the Guadalupe long reigned over Texas Hill Country. Now grief permeates.Religion and the river are constant Kerr County touchstones. As residents lean on their faith, they grapple with their relationship to the water.
Walston drove from his home to the Center Point Bridge on FM 480 near Highway 27, where he shot video of the river below. He recorded nearly 38 minutes of surging water as it rose over 20 feet, carrying massive cypress trees, debris and even a house.
Satellite images show the damage left behind after floodwaters rushed through Camp Mystic, Camp La Junta and other summer camps on July 4.
People awoke from water rushing around them during the early morning hours of July 4, all along the Guadalupe River in the Texas Hill Country. Residents were seemingly caught off guard, but warnings had been issued days and hours before floodwaters began carrying away homes,
HAMPTON ROADS — On July 4, a flash flood along the Guadalupe River overwhelmed the Texas hill country region of Kerr County. The river surged to almost 30 feet in under an hour, leading to a major rush of water. At the heart of the storm was Camp Mystic, a summer camp for girls.
A Sulphur Springs couple camping on the banks of the Guadalupe River are among the victims of the Hill Country floods that claimed over 100 lives on the Fourth of July.
With more than 170 still missing, communities must reconcile how to pick up the pieces around a waterway that remains both a wellspring and a looming menace.
The Texas Hill Country has been notorious for flash floods caused by the Guadalupe River. Here's why the area is called "Flash Flood Alley."
This page is a summary of news on Texas floods for Thursday, July 10. For the latest news on the Texas flooding, read USA TODAY's coverage for Friday, July 11. The community of Kerrville, Texas, ravaged by the catastrophic flooding of the Guadalupe River nearly a week ago,