For the second year in a row, a quiet Hill Country town is digging itself out of a catastrophe that has mercilessly taken a community trying to heal and set them back on the path of mourning.

Days of torrential rain, record river levels and a San Antonio tornado battered communities across Texas, killing two people and damaging homes, businesses and roads.

The catastrophic flash floods overtook river beds in the span of a few minutes.

Some parts of Texas remained under threat for dangerous flash flooding Friday as other areas saw water levels recede enough for cleanup efforts following days of punishing downpours blamed for the deaths of two people.

At least two people died as waters rose rapidly across the Texas Hill Country, the same area of the state that saw catastrophic flooding last year.

President Donald Trump approved a federal emergency declaration for 28 Texas counties on Saturday, authorizing FEMA to coordinate disaster relief and reimburse 75% of emergency response costs

Catastrophic flooding has swept across parts of Texas following days of heavy rain, submerging homes and roads, prompting hundreds of rescues and leaving emergency

A lack of sirens and flood forecasting systems made the state’s Hill Country vulnerable to deadly floods last summer. That has changed.

Hundreds of homes and businesses were damaged by last week’s floods in the Texas Hill Country, and the danger is not over yet for towns downstream.

Authorities in Texas have rescued dozens of stranded drivers and people trapped in homes and at least one person has died due to catastrophic flooding. Gov.