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Houston-area residents among dead, missing in catastrophic Central Texas floods | Houston Public Media

Houston-area residents have been affected by the catastrophic flash floods that inundated Central Texas over the holiday weekend, with many having been reported dead...

Houston mayor criticizes former member of city’s food insecurity board over racial comments about Camp Mystic | Houston Public Media

Saile Aranda/TPR Houston Mayor John Whitmire said he is working to “permanently” remove a former member of the city's food insecurity board after she made...

‘A trustee of this treasure’: Heart O’ the Hills camp director dies in Kerr County flooding | Houston Public Media

Cynthie “Jane” Ragsdale grew up with a love for summer camps near the Guadalupe River in Kerr County. In the 1960s, Ragsdale’s parents bought Camp...

Candlelight vigil held for Houston ISD student, others lost in Central Texas floods | Houston Public Media

More than 100 people gathered at Sinclair Elementary School in Houston to pray for Greta Toranzo's safe return home Saturday, July 5, 2025. (Photo...

‘Young victims from Houston’ among those killed in Central Texas floods, Houston mayor says | Houston Public Media

Houston-area residents are among those reported dead and missing in Central Texas, where flooding on Friday killed at least 27 people, according to local...

Houston-area residents among those reported missing in deadly floods in Texas Hill Country | Houston Public Media

Houston-area residents are among those reported dead or missing in Central Texas, where flooding on Friday killed at least 24 people, officials said. By Friday...

Houston-area residents among those reported missing in deadly floods in Texas Hill Country | Houston Public Media

Houston-area residents are among those reported dead or missing in Central Texas, where flooding on Friday killed at least 24 people, officials said. By Friday...

1987: When the Guadalupe River turned deadly

COMFORT, Texas – Nearly 40 years ago, a flash flood resulted in one of the worst tragedies to ever strike the Texas Hill Country....

Montrose loses another planned bike lane as Houston Mayor John Whitmire preserves width of car lanes | Houston Public Media

Gail Delaughter/Houston Public Media A proposed bike lane along West Alabama Street through Houston's Montrose neighborhood won't be built, marking another piece of cyclist infrastructure...

City of Houston seeks to remove homeless people from Downtown, East Downtown areas | Houston Public Media

Houston Mayor John Whitmire's administration plans to ramp up the effort to remove homeless people from public spaces in July. "Our goal is to...