AUSTIN (KXAN) — The father of 18-year-old camp counselor Chloe Childress, who died during the deadly July Fourth flooding in the Texas hill country, says outdoor warning sirens could have saved lives.

Many Central Texas counties still don’t have outdoor warning sirens nearly two months after Gov. Greg Abbott signed a new law requiring them in 30 flood-prone areas, a KXAN investigation found. We ...

Severe storms ripped through Central Texas over the weekend, and while tornado warnings were issued near San Marcos, the city’s outdoor warning sirens did not sound, leaving some residents unaware of ...

As a confirmed tornado tore through South-Central Texas late Friday night, one Hill Country city was caught off guard—not by the storm itself, but by the silence. The National Weather Service (NWS) ...

Joshua grew up in poverty, deep in the Middle of Nowhere, Alabama. Gaming was a rarely afforded escape from reality that persisted throughout his life, something that saw him through good times and ...

ROCKWALL, Texas — A well-known North Texas brewery and beer garden announced it will be closing. Siren Rock Brewing Company, located in Rockwall, announced the closure Saturday on Facebook. The owners ...

(TNS) — The Texas Water Development Board would be charged with identifying flood-prone areas in the state and requiring municipalities in those areas to install ...

AUSTIN, Texas — A bill to require outdoor warning sirens in flash flood-prone areas is one step away from the governor’s signature. The Texas House voted 138-0 to ...

A cross at a memorial in Guadalupe Park is seen near downed trees in the Guadalupe River from the July 4 floods, Friday, July 25, 2025, in Kerrville. 2:26 p.m. Aug. 26, 2025: Updated to reflect the ...

Senate Bill 3, by Sen. Paul Bettencourt, R-Houston, was filed in response to the July 4 Hill Country floods that killed at least 137 people — including 27 campers and staff members at Camp Mystic. In ...