HOUSTON — The Texas Hill Country is still reeling after deadly flooding left behind a trail of destruction and heartbreak. Lives were lost and forever changed by a single storm. Scientists are now warning this disaster was made worse by climate change and are sounding the alarm about what it means for the future of Texas.

The recent flash floods in central Texas impacted thousands of homes and laid bare the challenges facing local homeowners, including rising insurance rates.

The Trump administration wants to “rebrand” the agency to emphasize states’ roles in disaster response. But Texas’s history shows just how much it relies on federal funding.

Follow the latest Texas flooding news stories and headlines. ... FEMA maps underestimated risk in catastrophic Texas flood, according to data analysis. July 11, 2025 at 12:53 PM.

The Guadalupe River flood was predictable and preventable. Geography, climate change, population growth and federal cuts all contributed. But there’s hope.

Extreme weather events like the tragic flood in Texas are becoming more frequent due to climate change, experts say. At the same time, the federal government is cutting programs and staffing at ...

After a tragedy, records from local archives can help us understand how a community understands itself. Here’s some of what we learned following the devastating July 4 flooding in Texas.

104 dead as hard-hit areas in Texas face new flooding risks: Recap. ... First Street also uses climate-change models to extrapolate changing risk into the future. – Andrea Riquier.

Heartbroken Texas parents seek accountability after floods killed more than 103 people in the Hill Country region of the state.