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It is our last rain-free day before scattered showers and storms return Saturday. Storms will be most prevalent across Central and North Texas and begin shortly after lunchtime Saturday. We’ll need to continue to monitor for the possibility of flash flooding Saturday and Sunday on our already saturated soils.
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Around Texas
1. Gov. Greg Abbott adds 4 flooding related priorities to special session agenda
Gov. Greg Abbott refuses to place blame for the Fourth of July floods, instead he’s made flood response the top priority of the upcoming special legislative session. Flood warning systems, along with flood emergency communications, relief funding for the Hill Country floods and natural disaster preparation and recovery are listed on the special session agenda.
2. A decade of missed opportunities: Texas couldn’t find $1M for flood warning system near camps
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.
As floodwaters rose in Texas, camp counselors hoisted children onto rafters, carried them to dry ground and sang with them to keep them calm. Some died trying to keep their campers safe.
These heroics have cast a spotlight on the people who fill these roles.
An officer prays with a family as they pick up items at Camp Mystic in Hunt, Texas on Wednesday, July 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Around The Nation
1. Noem reiterates plan to eliminate FEMA in its current form as Trump defers on topic amid floods
2. New Hampshire judge to pause Trump’s birthright citizenship order
3. Freedom Caucus influence questioned after passage of President Trump’s budget bill
Deep in the Heart of Texas
A green ribbon tied around a tree in Round Rock, Texas, to honor the victims of the deadly flooding in Central Texas. (Courtesy: Round Rock Parks and Recreation Department)
Texans tie green ribbons around trees to honor victims of Hill County floods
Over the past week, green ribbons have been seen adorning trees all across the Lone Star State. It is how Texans are showing their support for the victims of the devastating floods in Central Texas.