Sports, music and business giants are pitching in a variety of ways to help the victims of the Fourth of July floods in Central Texas.

Eight-year-old girls at sleep-away camp, families crammed into recreational vehicles, local residents traveling to or from work. These are some of the victims.

The July 4 Texas Hill Country flash flooding event is the latest to hit the region known as “Flash Flood Alley,” as Texas continues to lead the U.S. in flood-related deaths. The greatest number of flood deaths in the U.

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Follow for live updates in the Texas flooding as the death toll rises to 120, as rescue operations start to shift to recovery phase

Here's what to know about the deadly flooding, the colossal weather system that drove it and ongoing efforts to identify victims.

Buffalo News editorial cartoonist Adam Zyglis depicted a supporter of President Donald Trump drowning under the severe flash floods that took place in Texas.

After the catastrophic flash flooding in central Texas on July 4, 2025, users online claimed that U.S. President Donald Trump's administration was ultimately to blame for the flood's 100 deaths due to staffing cuts at the National Weather Service.