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Debates and finger-pointing began almost immediately, with Texans questioning whether the state is ignoring the effects of ...

Camp Mystic was hosting 750 children this week when deadly flooding in Texas devastated the state, leaving at least 79 dead ...

It was about 1 a.m. on the Fourth of July when the facilities manager at a central Texas summer camp saw water from the ...

Sade Perkins calls Texas flood-hit Camp Mystic an 'all-white girls' camp,' sparking backlash and debate over racial bias amid ...

The girls summer camp devastated by the Kerr County flood reports the death toll has risen to 27. Here's what we know about ...

Celebrities such as Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Garner, Hilary Duff and more are sharing their devastation and offering prayers to the victims of the flash floods in Texas.