Central Florida crews are on the ground in Texas helping search and recovery efforts from the devastating floods.

Players and staff for the Texas Rangers and Houston Astros will wear specially designed batting practice shirts to show support for Central Texas flood victims ahead of the clubs’ series opener on Friday at Daikin Park,

Multiple parts of Central Texas, including Kerr County, were shocked by flash floods Friday when the Guadalupe River and others rose rapidly.

Some governors and mayors are concerned over how current or potential cuts to agencies will impact how the government can respond in the future to major weather events.

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Nearly a week after deadly floods struck Central Texas, search and rescue teams are continuing to probe debris for those still missing.

Renee Smajstrla, a 8-year-old straight-A student from Ingram, Texas, who had played a role in her school’s production of “The Wizard of Oz,” was one of the victims who died in the flash floods at Camp Mystic, her family said.