Texas Hill Country flooding: Preparation, better tools spared lives in second straight July flood

Continual rain over the Texas Hill Country prompted several counties to be under flash flood warnings, with the biggest concern being rapidly rising creeks and rivers.

A man, identified by family members as 65-year-old Mark Steward, died near Comfort when he was swept away in an RV, while another woman was killed when the car she was driving was swept away near Uvalde, according to Texas Governor Greg Abbott. He added that more than 230 rescues have happened since the emergency began.

The National Weather Service announced that a gauge along the Guadalupe River had risen 32 feet in just four hours and was expected to reach a crest similar to the catastrophic July 4, 2025, river flood.

Abbott said in a press conference on Thursday that the Nueces River near Uvalde set a new record and was releasing water at twice the rate of Niagara Falls at one point.

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