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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.
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President Donald Trump is visiting Texas on Friday to assess catastrophic flooding that has killed at least 120 people.
More than 111 people have died across six counties after flash flooding from heavy rain began affecting the state last week.
On Water Street in the City of Kerrville, a memorial wall dedicated to the lives lost in last Friday’s devastating flood is growing.
Flash floods last week in Texas caused the Guadalupe River to rise dramatically, reaching three stories high in just two hours.
Also: San Antonio mourned the victims in a Travis Park vigil; UTSA said one of its teachers died in the Guadalupe River flood; Kerrville officials said a privately owned drone collided with a helicopter conducting search and rescue operations.
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A Central Texas organization is working to search, rescue, doctor and reunite pets that were lost during the recent devastating floods.Kerrville Pets Alive said it's the hub for pet resources and recovery in Kerr County for the 40-mile stretch of the Guadalupe River.
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KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — Over the last decade, an array of Texas state and local agencies missed opportunities to fund a flood warning system intended to avert a disaster like the one that killed dozens of young campers and scores of others in Kerr County on the Fourth of July.
At least six people have been confirmed dead in the catastrophic flash flooding in the Kerrville area just northwest of San Antonio.
New human settlements constructed in recent years have made the waterway more hazardous, UT-Arlington civil engineering professor says.