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June 13, 2025
Central Texas top stories for June 13, 2025. Hundreds of people are expected to gather in front of the Texas Capitol tomorrow. UIL officials are looking into a proposal to make girls’ flag football an official varsity sport in Texas. Frontier Airlines launched nonstop service to San Diego this week. The City of Austin’s seeking the community’s feedback for a 2026 General Obligation Bond.
July 14, 2025
Central Texas top stories for July 14, 2025. A flood watch is still in effect for Central Texas until 9 tonight. A candlelight vigil in Leander this weekend helped people grapple with the grief caused by deadly floods in Central Texas over the Fourth of July weekend. Congregants from churches across Kerrville, in Central Texas, […]
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July 11, 2025
Texas state lawmakers are looking at whether they could have done more to make the state ready for floods. Texans are doing what they can to help people recover from the deadly and destructive flooding. The Presidential Disaster Declaration has been expanded to include counties in the Austin area. A member of Congress from Austin is calling for an independent investigation into the federal response to devastating flooding in Central Texas. As of today, there’s still one person missing in Burnet County. A burn ban is in effect for northwest Travis County, the part of the county most affected by flooding.
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July 11, 2025
Many of the flood victims were children. They left behind their stuffed animals. KUT’s Audrey McGlinchy reports.
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July 11, 2025
Central Texas top stories for July 11, 2025. Texas House and Senate established flood and disaster committees ahead of the special session. Cedar Park residents held a vigil to honor the lives lost in the Austin area floods last week. The Central Texas Food Bank opened satellite sites to help those affected by flooding. Education […]
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July 10, 2025
The resource center is offering people help with putting their lives back together. The Central Texas Food Bank is opening satellite sites in neighboring counties affected by flooding. A program that assesses Austin’s air for biological threats will continue despite uncertainty about federal funding. Williamson County has its first known human case of West Nile virus for this year.
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July 10, 2025
Central Texas top stories for July 10, 2025. As recovery efforts continue after flooding in the Texas Hill Country, officials in Kerr County have yet to answer questions about how the emergency alert system was used. The aftermath of deadly flooding in the Austin-area has raised questions about how effective the region’s notification systems are. […]
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July 9, 2025
Burnet County authorities released the identities of four people lost to the flooding. The number of dead in the Hill Country has climbed to 95 on day six of search and recovery efforts, with more than 160 still missing. Austin firefighters are deciding this week if they support the leadership of Fire Chief Joel Baker after controversy surrounding firefighters’ deployment during last week’s historic flooding. TxDOT’s invoking emergency powers to replace a bridge that got washed out by the floods in northwest Travis County.
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July 9, 2025
State lawmakers meet in Austin starting July 21. The Round Mountain Baptist Church in Leander is serving as a hub and shelter for people hit hard by recent floods and will continue for as long as needed. And the recent floods have sparked conversations about outdoor warning systems; hear how sirens in San Marcos help […]
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