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Pair of Kelly High School students still missing five days after deadly Texas Hill Country floods
12 News Now - Texas
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July 9, 2025
Ella Cahill and her boyfriend Aidan Heartfield, both graduates of Monsignor Kelly Catholic High School, are still unaccounted for as recovery operations continue. BEAUMONT, Texas — Two Kelly High School grads from Beaumont remain missing five days...
Texas peach growers welcome drought relief from rains
Fresh Plaza
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July 8, 2025
Devastating flooding in Texas has caused many people to lose their lives this past weekend. In the case of Texas peaches, this tragic weather event also means drought relief. "For us, this was one of the most beautiful rains I've seen in years,"...
Intense downpours like in Texas are more frequent, but there's no telling where they'll happen
KSL - Utah
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KERRVILLE, Texas — It's not just Texas and North Carolina. Intense rain is falling more frequently in many areas of the U.S. — though where it occurs and whether it causes catastrophic flooding is largely a matter of chance, according to experts....
Hello Houston (July 8, 2025)
Houston Public Media - Texas
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July 8, 2025
Hello Houston Today: We continue our coverage of the Central Texas floods, explore Houston’s new passport office, reflect on Hurricane Beryl one year later, and more. Plus, area attorney John Raley discusses playing Atticus Finch on stage. Hello...
Louisiana, Texas Residents Targeted in New Amazon Package Scam
Cajun Radio - Louisiana
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July 9, 2025
Highlights Recent surge in "brushing" scams across Louisiana and Texas involving unsolicited packages from Amazon, Temu, and other retailers with QR codes inside QR codes pose a new threat - scanning can lead to phishing websites that steal...
Nevada Task Force 1 deploys to Texas to assist in flood rescue efforts
KTNV - Nevada
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July 9, 2025
LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Nevada Task Force 1 is being deployed to Texas on Tuesday to help with search, rescue and recovery efforts in the devastating Texas floods in Kerr County. The 47-person team is comprised of emergency responders from local...
A deadly 1987 flood scarred the same Texas county that is reeling through another disaster
Tri City Record - New Mexico
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July 8, 2025
Cindy Manley was a summer camp counselor in 1987 when a different devastating flood scarred the Texas Hill Country. The Heart O’ the Hills camp is on the Guadalupe River, where a massive search continues for more than 160 people who are believed...
Houston marks one-year anniversary of Hurricane Beryl as state reels over deadly flooding in Central Texas
Houston Public Media - Texas
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July 8, 2025
David Smith High water in Buffalo Bayou after Hurricane Beryl. The view is looking from the Shepherd Drive overpass over Allen Parkway. About 68% of recently surveyed Houstonians said they felt prepared for Hurricane Beryl, which made landfall in...
Grocers Donate Food, Supplies and Funds for Flood Relief in Texas
Progressive Grocer
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July 8, 2025
Shortly after the flash floods ravaged parts of Central Texas, water and food was packed up from SpartanNash's distribution center in San Antonio. Walmart and Sam's Club are examples of national organizations that are assisting victims in the...
Nevada Task Force 1 heading to Texas to provide aid after flooding
Las Vegas Review-Journal - Nevada
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July 9, 2025
The task force is driving to Texas with pickup trucks, 18-wheelers and support vehicles loaded with gear and equipment, according to Clark County. Nevada Task Force 1 is heading to Texas on Tuesday night after receiving orders from the Federal...
New Houston County School District Superintendent Dr. Richard Rogers outlines priorities
WMGT 41 - Georgia
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July 9, 2025
Rogers has worked for the district since 2004, including time serving as a middle school teacher, principal and most recently, deputy superintendent. PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The 2025-2026 school year will begin for the Houston County School...
With $55 million NIL haul, Texas Tech has a front row seat for college athletics’ new era
The Dallas Morning News - Texas
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July 9, 2025
FRISCO — Behren Morton has been at Texas Tech since 2021, practically a lifetime for quarterbacks these days. A lot has happened in Lubbock since he arrived as a teenager from Eastland. He goes back so far, he can even remember when the Red...
Texas: Dallas Officials Halt Implementation of Voter-Approved Marijuana Depenalization Ordinance
NORML
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July 8, 2025
City officials in Dallas have paused the implementation of a voter-approved ordinance (the Dallas Freedom Act) limiting the ability of local police to make low-level marijuana possession arrests. Sixty-seven percent of Dallas voters approved the...
What we know about reports Ted Cruz toured Parthenon in Greece the day after deadly Texas floods
Snopes
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July 8, 2025
Why is there not a rating on this post? There's not enough verified evidence for us to definitively confirm or debunk this rumor. Contact us if you have credible information to share. We'll update this post as necessary. Amid catastrophic flash...
Questions arise on how emergency warning systems work after central Texas flood
ABC 13 - Texas
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July 8, 2025
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- In the days since the deadly flash flooding, ABC13 has heard survivors talk about what advance warnings they did and did not receive ahead of the disaster. There were questions about alerts in Kerr County at a press...
Trump's mood goes through three stages when speaking about Texas floods, expert says
Irish Star
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July 8, 2025
A body language expert has claimed that President Trump went through three stages when discussing the deadly flash floods in Texas at his Cabinet meeting on Tuesday. Body Language expert Judi James detailed Trump's body language while he was...
US engineer invents single-step method to grow plastic alternatives using bacteria
Interesting Engineering - New York
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July 8, 2025
Amid mounting plastic waste, a US engineer has developed a single-step method to grow strong, biodegradable sheets using bacteria. Maksud Rahman, assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at the University of Houston, led the...
21-year-old Beaumont woman among Texas flood victims as death toll exceeds 100
12 News Now - Texas
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July 9, 2025
Joyce Badon, 21, was among four young adults who went missing near Hunt early Friday morning while attempting to reach higher ground. BEAUMONT, Texas — Joyce Badon, 21, of Beaumont was confirmed dead by her family on Monday after catastrophic...
'Best ever' Western series based on 'absolute masterpiece' book praised for Texas depiction
The Mirror US
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July 8, 2025
A Western series acclaimed as "the best" of its genre is now available for viewers. The Son, based on the novel by Philipp Meyer, debuted in 2017 and tells the story of Eli McCullough, a ruthless family patriarch with a struggling cattle farm who...
2025 Texas Rangers draft preview: Kayson Cunningham
Lone Star Ball
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July 8, 2025
2025 MLB Draft Preview: Kayson Cunningham scouting report The 2025 MLB Draft is less than a week away — the first round kicks off on July 13, 2025 — so its time to start offering capsule looks at players the Texas Rangers could select with their...