Her daughter died in the Texas floods. Then her letters from camp arrived

Congressman August Pfluger Shares Firsthand Experience During Texas Floods

WASHINGTON—Congressman August Pfluger recalled the devastation that swept through his hometown during the July 4th floods in a candid interview with The Daily Wire on Tuesday.The Texas Republican spoke with Daily Wire White House Correspondent Mary Margaret Olohan during the “new media row” event sponsored by the Republican Study Committee, which he chairs. Pfluger represents Texas’s 11th district, which includes many of the communities stricken…

Her daughter died in the Texas floods. Then her letters from camp arrived

Lindsey McLeod McCrory’s 8-year-old daughter, Blakely, bounded onto the Camp Mystic bus on June 29 without shedding a single tear. She had a few concerns — mostly about the food — but homesickness wasn’t one of them. “She even made this comment like, ‘Mom I get a whole month off from you!” McLeod McCrory tells TODAY.com, with a laugh. “Blakely was ready to go have fun with her friends and be independent.” When McLeod McCrory, 50, drove away, a w…

Recalling lives lost in water that submerged Texas Hill Country

Some moments pierce through everything and demand to be written. The catastrophic flash flooding in central Texas is one of them. For those who missed it, the Guadalupe River rose more than 25 feet in under two hours. The violent flash flood swept through Camp Mystic, an all-girls Christian summer camp near Hunt, Texas, as well as a nearby all-boys summer camp, Camp La Junta. While both were...

Pfluger Speaks on the House Floor to Honor the Lives Lost in the July 4th Floods and Share His Personal Story

Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) spoke on the House Floor during a special order on the devastating floods that swept through Central and West Texas on July 4th. During his remarks, Rep. Pfluger honored the precious lives lost in Texas's 11th Congressional District and across the state, thanked everyone who stepped up to assist in the disaster response, and shared his

Pfluger Speaks on House Floor to Honor Lives Lost in Floods, Shares His Personal Story

WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) spoke on the House Floor during a special order on the devastating floods that swept through Central and West Texas on July 4. During his remarks, Rep. Pfluger honored the precious lives lost in Texas's 11th Congressional District and across the state, thanked everyone who stepped up to assist in the disaster response, and shared his connection to Camp Mystic.  Read his remarks as delivered bel…