Overview

• Cord Shiflet and Rusty Bourland organized over 1,000 volunteers between July 9 and July 12, using excavators, chainsaws and social media to coordinate the cleanup.
• The Children’s Association for Maximum Potential camp, serving more than 800 children with disabilities, welcomed back campers on July 13 as planned.
• Flash floods on July 4 sent the Guadalupe River surging 26 feet in under an hour, killing at least 134 people and leaving 101 still missing.
• Governor Greg Abbott has pledged to allow debate in the Texas Legislature on overhauling the state’s flood-warning system, though no specific proposals have been finalized.
• Community leaders and officials are urging installation of modern sensor networks and automated alarms to replace decommissioned sirens and speed future emergency alerts.