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State Rep. Wes Virdell, whose district includes Kerr County, voted against House Bill 13 earlier this year. The bill would ...

The county’s largest city, Kerrville, declined to participate in a joint grant application that would have required a $50,000 ...

As of 6:25 p.m. on Wednesday, 96 people — 60 adults and 36 children — are dead after Hill Country flooding, Kerr County officials said.

One longtime emergency first responder speaks with our 25 News reporter about what emergency calls are like and the toll they can take on families.

At least 119 people have been found dead in nearly a week since heavy rainfall overwhelmed the river and flowed through homes ...

Robert Earl Keen, the longtime country singer-songwriter, lives in Kerrville and his two daughters attended Camp Mystic growing up.

Members of Tupelo-based nonprofit Eight Days of Hope's Rapid Response Ministry are deploying to Kerrville, Texas, in response ...

Residents of Kerrville, Texas, say the rapidly rising floodwaters on July 4th took them by surprise. While phone warnings were sent, many did not hear them. WOAI's Matt Roy reports.

The Odessa American is the leading source of local news, information, entertainment and sports for the Permian Basin.

A major flood event also struck the Texas Hill Country in July of 1987 after a series of 17 thunderstorms moved slowly, in ...

Incoming freshman attending Line Camp helped pack about 50 disaster relief kits, complete with cleaning and household supplies ...