What another Texas flood revealed about the state’s warning system

Grist
By Laura MalloneeAug 4, 2026, 4:45 am105 pts
When torrential rain doused the Texas Hill Country last month, Paul Welch stayed up past his bedtime checking radar and rain gauges on RiverHub, the Upper Guadalupe River Authority’s new tracking website. At midnight, comforted by what he saw, he went to bed. Four hours later, his phone rang. It was a…

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