Morning Briefing Dallas-Fort Worth July 14

Good morning, DFW. Here’s what you need to know today. 

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A Flash Flood Watch is in effect today for the Texas Hill Country and Williamson and Travis counties. Rainfall amounts of 1-2 inches are likely with isolated amounts of 3-5 inches possible. North Texas will see a few showers and storms this afternoon, but flooding is not as great of a concern. We’ll dry out and heat up starting Wednesday statewide, with sunshine expected to last through the weekend.

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Around Texas 

1. Search for Texas flood victims to resume after pause due to heavy rains

Crews on Monday were expected to resume looking for victims of catastrophic flooding in Texas that killed at least 132 people after more heavy rains temporarily paused their search and rescue operations.

Those efforts along the Guadalupe River were halted on Sunday after a new round of severe weather led to high water rescues elsewhere and prompted fears that waterways could surge again above their banks.

2. FEMA removed dozens of Camp Mystic buildings from 100-year flood map before expansion, records show

Federal regulators repeatedly granted appeals to remove Camp Mystic’s buildings from their 100-year flood map, loosening oversight as the camp operated and expanded in a dangerous flood plain in the years before rushing waters swept away children and counselors, a review by The Associated Press found.

3. Texas floodwaters damaged crops and endangered livestock. Now farmers and ranchers are cleaning up

Across a wide swath of Texas, the inundated rivers that ravaged communities also tore through farms and ranches.

As authorities work to understand the extent of the loss of human life — as of Friday, at least 120 people were killed and more than 160 missing — farmers and ranchers are trying to assess damage to their properties, crops and animals. 

1. Justice Department fires more prosecutors, support staff involved in Trump prosecutions, sources say

2. The EU is delaying retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods in hopes of reaching a deal by Aug. 1

3. Russian drone, cruise missile and bomb attacks kill at least 6 in Ukraine

Deep in the Heart of Texas 

Dr. Monique Reeves in her office serving as Austin Community College’s first ever futurist. (Spectrum News 1/Andres Rendon)

Austin Community College introduces first ‘futurist’

Austin Community College is changing up how it prepares for the days and years ahead by hiring a futurist, a new role in higher education.

Dr. Monique Reeves filled the role of executive vice chancellor for the future at ACC in mid-May. Much of her role, she says, is preparing the college for whatever it may face.