Brentwood Community Honors Texas Flood Victim Reese Manchaca

Brentwood community honors Texas flood victim Reese Manchaca

BRENTWOOD, Tenn. (WKRN) — Love from Tennessee is going to the Lone Star State tonight. A Brentwood family spent the afternoon raising more than $21,000 for the flood victims in Texas. 📧 Have breaking news come to you: Subscribe to News 2 email alerts → The Brentwood community comes together, lending a hand to the flood victims in Texas, one of them being 21-year-old Reese Manchaca. Cirby Snodgrass is Manchaca's cousin. She said she came up wit…

Here are the Houston-area victims of the central Texas floods

HOUSTON (KIAH) — Several victims of the devastating flooding that happened in the Hill Country of central Texas on Friday, July 4 were from parts of the Houston area. Several of them were at a girls’ summer camp and others at a RV park along the Guadlupe River. The rescue efforts are continuing as over 120 people have been declared dead from the floods. Mollie Sylvester Schaffer Mollie Sylvester Schaffer, 76, of Houston, and her husband were at …

Police officer who joined his hometown department is among those killed in Texas floods

Odessa Police Officer Bailey Martin is among the latest fatalities identified from the Texas floods. Odessa police say Martin was on a trip near Kerrville when the flooding occurred. Another of the most recently identified victims is 76-year-old Mollie Sylvester…

How to help victims of the Texas floods from afar

Fast-rising floods in Central Texas have killed at least 115 people, and more than 160 remain missing after a slow-moving storm dropped 12 inches of rain in the early morning hours of Friday, July 4. Numerous organizations have sprung into action to help the victims and survivors of the catastrophic flood, and many are in need of cash donations to aid in their efforts. Here’s how you can help: The local Salvation Army in Kerrville, Texas, is acc…

‘One Stage, One Heart’: Tejano star Shelly Lares to host benefit concert for flood victims

Tejano star Shelly Lares announced plans for a benefit concert following the deadly floods in the Hill Country.The concert, called “One Stage, One Heart,” is scheduled from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. Friday, July 1,8 at the Woodlawn Theatre at 1920 Fredericksburg Road.Organizers suggested a donation of $50 per person. All proceeds will go toward flood relief efforts.“We just want to do all that we can to help in any way for our fellow human beings,” Lares…

Faith-Based Groups Rally To Aid Texas Flood Victims

Devastating floods over the Independence Day weekend caused widespread damage throughout the Texas Hill Country, prompting an extensive volunteer relief response from several faith-based and community organizations. At least 111 people died in the floods, including more than two dozen campers and counselors from Camp Mystic in Kerr County. Search and rescue operations continue as teams work to locate dozens of missing people. On Tuesday, Major P…