Texas Hill Country Floods Kill 2 as Residents Seek Shelters and Start Claims
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Updated · USA TODAY · Jul 17
Texas Hill Country Floods Kill 2 as Residents Seek Shelters and Start Claims
3 articles · Updated · USA TODAY · Jul 17
Summary
Texas Hill Country residents were directed to shelters, insurance hotlines and damage-reporting tools after another historic flood killed two people and swamped communities across Uvalde, Kerr and nearby counties.
Rivers in parts of the region crested at levels matching the July 4, 2025 flood, which killed more than 130 people, though the National Weather Service said rain should ease on July 17 and warnings may expire by afternoon.
Texas emergency officials asked victims to file losses through the iSTAT damage survey to support requests for FEMA and other federal aid, while the state insurance department urged immediate claims and offered help at 800-252-3439.
Three Red Cross shelters opened in the Hill Country, additional Uvalde shelters were activated, and mental-health support remained available through SAMHSA at 800-985-5990 and the 988 crisis line.
Recovery funding is also being organized through the Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country and the OneStar Foundation's Rebuild Texas Fund as residents face rebuilding again just a year after the last disaster.