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Gov. Greg Abbott wrote a letter Wednesday morning instructing flags on state property to immediately be lowered statewide.

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From fundraisers and benefits to nonprofit organizations doing the hard work, here's a list of ways to help victims of the July 4 weekend floods.

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.

President Donald Trump is expected to visit Texas, a week after devastating floods. World No. 12 American Amanda Anisimova has reached the Wimbledon final. Are you ready to go up, up and away with the new "Superman"? President Donald Trump is expected to visit central Texas on Friday, a week after deadly floods killed at least 120 people.

In what experts call "Flash Flood Alley," the terrain reacts quickly to rainfall steep slopes, rocky ground, and narrow riverbeds leave little time for warning.

President Trump is expected to visit Kerr County, Texas, on Friday to survey damage from last week's catastrophic flooding and to receive updates from local officials.