For many families, the most serious warnings about the deadly and raging torrent in Texas Hill Country last week came too late. Many were asleep. Others, in a region long accustomed to extreme weather,

Local business owners host a benefit at Politics Spirits & Games, raising funds for Hill Country flood victims with pulled pork sandwich sales.

I’m sad because all those people on the wall died,” said little Emma, who traveled to the vigil with loved ones from Fredericksburg.

George Strait is hosting a benefit concert on July 27 to aid Texas Hill Country flood victims, featuring fellow artists and proceeds going to the Vaqueros Del Mar Texas Flood Relief Fund.

The Hill Country Arts Foundation, which includes a theater facing the Guadalupe River, is among the devastated cultural institutions .

While the weekend will be mainly hot and humid, there is a daily chance for rain, too. Because the ground is so saturated from recent floods, we’ll have to monitor for isolated incidents of flooding, especially across the Hill Country.

The rivers etching the terrain are a beloved feature of the rapidly growing region. But last week’s flooding was an agonizing reminder of the dangers they pose.

A hot-water pool, shown in this rendering, will be part of the resort’s hydrotherapy experience.(Courtesy Waldorf Astoria Texas Hill Country) This rendering shows the exterior of one of the planned villas.

A San Antonio mother created a Facebook page called the Camp Mystic Jellycat Reunion Group to help families find stuffed animals lost in recent Hill Country floods.

A procession brought Shiloh Wilson home to Harris County after floods claimed his family's lives during a rodeo trip.