They Couldn’t Save Their Daughters’ Lives in the July 4 Floods. Now They’re Dealing with the Grief and the Guilt.

They couldn’t save their daughters’ lives in the July 4 floods. Now they’re dealing with the grief and the guilt.

RJ and Annie Harber have leaned on faith, their community and each other to move through each day after losing their daughters and RJ’s parents.

Texas couple grieves children, parents lost in July 4 flood

RJ and Annie Harber have leaned on faith, their community and each other to move through each day after losing their daughters and RJ’s parents. But memories of that night still haunt them.

The July 4 Floods in Texas Weren’t a One-Off. They Were a Warning.

We cannot afford to focus solely on short-term fixes, while ignoring the long-term drivers of disaster risk.

Environmental News Network - The July 4 Floods in Texas Weren’t a One-Off. They Were a Warning

On July 14 this past summer, I pulled up to the Kerrville Kroc Corps Community Center, dodging puddles and sinkholes from a recent thunderstorm in a town where the last thing needed was more rain.