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Volunteers fill five gallon buckets with cleaning supplies, gloves, masks and other items that can be used to help clean flood debris from a house. Over two weeks, staff and students will pack 200 relief buckets to send to Kerr County where the flooding was most severe.

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From Waco to Kerrville, Baylor Sends Buckets of Relief and Prayers

Molly-Jo Tilton

After Hill Country floods, Baylor’s BearAid is sending 200 relief buckets—packed by students, staff, and alumni—to support Kerrville communities.

Michael Minasi

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Texas

Floods, abortion and THC: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announces packed special session agenda

Blaise Gainey

Olla Mokhtar

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KERA

Texas

Hundreds of shelter pets from flood-hit Central Texas brought north for new homes

Olla Mokhtar

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Texas

H-E-B, James Avery embrace their Kerrville roots with support for flood victims

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AP

European allies step up plans for Ukraine stabilization, with U.S. attending meeting

The Associated Press

The force is expected to provide logistical and training experts to help reconstitute Ukraine's armed forces, secure Ukraine's skies and the Black Sea.
Michael Owen Baker

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AP

Protesters and federal agents clash during raid at Southern California farm

The Associated Press

A confrontation erupted Thursday between protesters and federal officials carrying out a raid, with authorities throwing canisters to disperse the crowd.
Joe Raedle

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Since COVID, threats to local school officials have nearly tripled, research finds

Frank Langfitt

Researchers at Princeton University say some instances corresponded with national attacks on DEI initiatives as well as on LGBTQ+ policies and that the targets held a variety of political views.
PHILL MAGAKOE

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AFP

UNAIDS report warns HIV progress at risk as U.S. funding cuts take hold

Kate Bartlett

The UNAIDS annual report warns that Trump era HIV funding cuts could lead to 6 million more infections and 4 million deaths by 2029 — as low-income countries struggle to fill the gap.

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'Another 45 minutes would have been too late': One family's flood survival story

Sarah Asch

Judy Dale has been coming to the Guadalupe River for the Fourth of July for over 30 years.
Texas

Expert cautions on rebuilding within Guadalupe River floodplain

Laura Rice

New human settlements constructed in recent years have made the waterway more hazardous, UT-Arlington civil engineering professor says.
Texas

Kerr County has an emergency alert system. Some residents didn't get a text for hours

Paul Flahive

Residents say Kerr County's use of CodeRED alerts was sporadic and inconsistent. Local officials have not answered questions about when and how they utilized the system, which has been in place since 2009.
Texas

Measles update: Texas outbreak stalls, U.S. case count reaches a 30-year high, and Mexico expands vaccination

Bonnie Petrie

The Texas Department of State Health Services has reported no new measles cases linked to the West Texas outbreak this week.
Texas

Texas lawmakers failed to pass a bill to improve local disaster warning systems this year

A GOP state lawmaker who represents Kerr County says he likely would vote differently now on House Bill 13, which would have established a grant program for counties to build new emergency communication infrastructure.
Texas

In Texas, a major search effort is being led by the father of a flood victim

Greg Allen

In Kerr County, Texas, Thad Heartfield is leading nearly 100 volunteers searching for flood victims. For him, this mission is personal. His son and three of his son's friends disappeared in the flood.

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