We Investigated Development Rules After the Deadly 2025 Hill Country Flood. Then It Flooded Again.
A year after 119 people died in Kerr County, rebuilt homes and vacation rentals flooded again as Texas kept weak rules for flood-prone areas.
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We investigated development rules after the deadly 2025 Hill Country flood. Then it flooded again.
By Emily Foxhall, The Texas Tribune August 24, 2026 When deadly flooding swept through the Texas Hill Country in July of last year, Joan Connor and her husband swam and waded out of their home, surviving only by clinging to a pergola in their front yard. The Guadalupe River flood destroyed most of their possessions.…
They Rebuilt After Texas’ Devastating Floods. Then Their Home Flooded Again.
Texas lawmakers repeatedly failed to take action that could have protected residents in flood-prone areas. That’s left Kerr County residents with difficult choices after two straight summers of flooding.
We investigated development rules after the deadly 2025 Hill Country flood. Then it flooded again
The Texas Hill Country experienced another major flood in July 2026, a year after the deadly flash flood that killed about 139 people and devastated communities along the Guadalupe River. According to a joint Tribune–ProPublica investigation, failures in development rules and land-use decisions contributed to the severity of both the 2025 and 2026 floods. The July 2026 flood in the Texas Hill Country struck a year after the catastrophic flash fl…
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