KERRVILLE — A crowd gathered at Antler Stadium on Wednesday night, but they were not there to see the Tivy Antler football team run drills or host rival teams.  Instead, the parents, teachers, students and others who filled the bleachers solemnly looked ahead at the Kerrville Independent School District’s football field. They grappled with a grief caused by a devastating flood that swept away people young and old in the early hours of July Fourth.  As hundreds trickled in for a vigil for the flood's victims that night, people hugged. Some smiled when they spotted a friend, striking up a conversation. Many cried for the Texas Hill Country, which was struck last Friday by the state’s second-deadliest flood. Among the victims lost to the deadly currents of the Guadalupe River was Reese Zunker, who had coached soccer for 12 years at Tivy High School, home to about 4,700 students. view article

KERRVILLE — A crowd gathered at Antler Stadium on Wednesday night, but they were not there to see the Tivy Antler football team run drills or host rival teams.  Instead, the parents, teachers, students and others who filled the bleachers solemnly looked ahead at the Kerrville Independent School District’s football field. They grappled with a grief caused by a devastating flood that swept away people young and old in the early hours of July Fourth.  As hundreds trickled in for a vigil for the flood's victims that night, people hugged. Some smiled when they spotted a friend, striking up a conversation. Many cried for the Texas Hill Country, which was struck last Friday by the state’s second-deadliest flood. Among the victims lost to the deadly currents of the Guadalupe River was Reese Zunker, who had coached soccer for 12 years at Tivy High School, home to about 4,700 students. view article

The organized attackers lured officers outside and then began shooting. view article

Experts suggested that more data and education are needed as Texas and the rest of the country build in known flood plains. view article

Federal forecasters issued their first flood warning at 1:14 a.m. on July 4. Local officials haven’t shed light on when they saw the warnings or whether they saw them in time to take action. view article

These maps and charts show the scale and intensity of the Hill Country floods and highlight Camp Mystic’s proximity to high-risk flood zones.  Over the July Fourth weekend, the Texas Hill Country experienced catastrophic flooding that killed more than 100 people, left more than 160 others missing and caused widespread damage. One of the hardest hit areas was the town of Kerrville, where the nearby Guadalupe River rose rapidly early in the morning on July 4. view article

Texas Scorecard's Joseph Trimmer covered the aftermath on the ground. The videos he shot are available on ��.  Catastrophic flash floods swept across Central Texas over the Fourth of July holiday weekend. According to state officials, more than 100 people are dead and dozens more are missing. view article

Girls remain missing from the camp, which has hosted the daughters of governors and one president. view article

Raptor Technologies, the leading provider of school safety software, announced its partnership with Liberty Hill Independent School District to implement Raptor Badge Alert, the most advanced wearable panic alert system fully integrated into a school emergency management platform. The district will deploy Raptor Badge Alert across all campuses, equipping staff with a fast, reliable way to initiate emergency alerts and improving real-time communication with first responders. Raptor Badge Alert is a fully managed, end-to-end solution built for K-12 schools. It delivers scalable, compliant emergency response technology to help school districts meet safety mandates and respond quickly to critical incidents. view article

ULTIMATE THREAD DOCUMENTING FLOODING DISASTER IN TEXAS HILL COUNTRY WITH FIRST HAND VIDEO - Joseph Trimemer - Texas Scorecard I spent 2 days documenting the recovery, search and rescue efforts ON THE GROUND in the devastated areas - Joseph Trimmer - post on "X" view article

Camp Mystic says it’s grieving 27 campers and counselors. At least two dozen people were reported missing across the region Monday, though it is not clear how many people in total are still unaccounted for.  The number of people killed in devastating Central Texas floods surpassed 100 on Monday as emergency officials spent another day searching through snapped trees and wrecked homes for those who remain missing — and as clouds threatened to bring more rain and flooding to the region.  A deluge of rainfall inundated the Guadalupe River in Kerr County on Friday before dawn and unleashed a gush of fast-moving water that plucked cabins off their foundations and ravaged the area.  At least 103 people were killed across the region, including 28 children and 56 adults in Kerr County. At least seven people died in Travis County, six in Kendall County, three in Burnet County, two in Williamson County and one in Tom Green County. Portraits of those killed emerged on social media and news outlets over the weekend, including kids who texted their relatives that they loved them. view article

While Texas’ law was blocked by a federal appeals court last week, Paxton says the state is not giving up. view article

A North Texas man charged with capital murder after slipping mifepristone into his girlfriend’s food signals another attempt to rein in abortion pills.  A North Texas man charged with capital murder this month after he allegedly slipped his girlfriend abortion-inducing medication and caused a miscarriage marks the first time a murder charge has been brought in an abortion-related case in Texas.  The case tests a new method for reining in abortion pills — by threatening to prosecute individuals who provide them with the most severe criminal charge — while advancing the longstanding legal provision that defines an embryo as a person, legal experts say. The latter could raise serious implications about the legality of fertility treatments and in other legal realms such as criminal and immigration issues.   “It is shocking to people that the law can be used this way… that this is the extent and result of the more than 20 year old fetal personhood laws,” said Blake Rocap, a Texas attorney who works in abortion rights advocacy and studies pregnancy criminalization. Legal experts say the case will not change Texas laws that prevent women who receive abortions from being prosecuted. view article

Texas will not participate in a federal program that provides summer food assistance for low-income children after Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed state funding for the initiative on June 22. view article

The new law requires health insurance agencies to pay for any adverse effects from a gender mutilating surgery if they provided coverage for the surgery itself.
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The company announced this week that it would discontinue use of harmful color additives in school lunches by summer 2026, expanding the ban to all of its products by 2027.  Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office has secured an agreement with food manufacturer General Mills to remove petroleum-based artificial colors from its products.  On Wednesday, General Mills announced plans to remove the artificial dyes from its U.S. cereals and foods served in K-12 schools by summer 2026. It also plans to eliminate the dyes from all U.S. retail products by the end of 2027. view article

Canyon ISD has issued a statement after a student was hit by a car Monday. The statement says, “Monday morning a West Plains High School student was leaving campus on foot and was struck by a vehicle while crossing Loop 335 in the crosswalk.” The statement continues to thank first responders and says, “We are keeping the student and family in our thoughts and prayers as they focus on recovery. Canyon ISD continues to work with TxDOT to improve traffic and pedestrian safety in the area.” view article

The Killeen ISD Board of Trustees said June 17 it will not release any findings from an internal investigation into the fatal stabbing at Roy J. Smith Middle School in March, citing federal privacy laws and a pending criminal case. “We received a briefing from legal counsel today about the internal investigation of the tragic and shocking incident at Roy J. Smith Middle School on March 10, 2025,” the board said. The incident involved an altercation between two students that resulted in the stabbing death of Serenity Baker. view article

The president of a Wharton County school board was arrested Tuesday, accused of possessing child sexual abuse material, according to jail records. Jerry James Svatek, Jr., 59, was taken into custody Tuesday morning. The jail website showed the charge against him was possession of child porn for a child younger than 10 years. view article

The president of the Boling Independent School District board is facing a felony charge. Authorities arrested Jerry James Svatek Jr., 59, Tuesday on a charge of possession of child pornography involving a victim under the age of 10. The investigation was led by the Department of Homeland Security, with assistance from the Texas Rangers, Department of Public Safety, and the Wharton County Sheriff’s Office. view article

Killeen ISD’s Board of Trustees received a legal update Tuesday on the internal investigation into the March 10 incident at Roy J. Smith Middle School, calling the event both “tragic and shocking.” While board members said they would like to share more about the findings, they noted in a statement that federal privacy laws and an ongoing criminal case prevent them from releasing details at this time. view article

Gov. Abbott says Texas DPS is on "heightened alert" after a man allegedly threatened Texas lawmakers.  An arrest was made in La Grange, according to Texas DPS.  No charges have been filed at this time. view article

For a long time, the only attacks you were likely to face as an American politician would come at the hands of the press or political rivals.But with a rising tide of political violence across the country, lawmakers now have to confront the increasing likelihood they could be targeted by a gunman or have their homes burned down. By comparison, a stinging opinion column does not look so bad.   Attacks on politicians have become a regular occurrence – much like school shootings, which in other countries would have prompted a national reckoning, but in the US now struggle to make the news.  Experts say the US is becoming an increasingly fractious, polarised country where violence has become part of the political discourse.  Not so long ago, deadly attacks might at least have meant “thoughts and prayers” before the news cycle moved on. But now, politicians themselves are being accused of fanning the flames of the violence. view article

The agency said there was no additional active threat, as Austin demonstrators took aim at the Trump administration. view article

The Trump administration is proposing limits to the recreational facilities — including beaches — that are eligible for federal assistance. view article

A former elementary school teacher in the Judson Independent School District was sentenced Thursday to 60 years in prison for the continuous sexual abuse of a child. Ryan Patrick England, 39, was convicted by a Bexar County jury in April. view article

In our last local election, Robinson residents voted against a 95-million-dollar bond for Robinson ISD, but now the district is getting smarter in finding new solutions for their students. Robinson ISD started testing a new software on their cameras last month that tracks weapons and suspicious activity on their middle and high school campuses. view article

A mother is speaking out after she claims her daughter just left her elementary school with nobody watching her. "There's no way two second graders should've (gone) through the gate and managed to make it one mile away from school," the mother, Ronisha Butler, said. It was almost a mother's worst nightmare for Butler when she said she got a phone call from her child's school that her 8-year-old wasn't on campus. view article

BY URIEL J. GARCÍA, THE TEXAS TRIBUNE, PATRICK LOHMANN, SOURCE NEW MEXICO, AND YURIKO SCHUMACHER, THE TEXAS TRIBUNE, PHOTOS BY JUSTIN HAMEL2 HOURS AGO  Since El Paso joined Operation Lone Star in 2022, migrant remains discovered in the desert west of the city have increased every year, even as they have declined in every other border sector. FULL STORY  view article

Gov. Greg Abbott has deployed thousands of Texas National Guard troops and Department of Public Safety troopers across the state ahead of a wave of immigration protests expected this weekend.  The move follows large-scale immigration raids in Los Angeles last week that triggered growing unrest nationwide. In Texas, more than 60 demonstrations are planned in major cities statewide this weekend, including Dallas, Houston, Austin and San Antonio. view article

Border security was one of the Republican Party of Texas’ legislative priorities this session, and lawmakers took some steps to address the issue. However, additional measures that would have disincentivized illegal immigration failed to pass.  Republicans successfully passed two key pieces of border security legislation during the 89th session.  State Sen. Charles Schwertner’s (R–Georgetown) Senate Bill 8 requires sheriffs in every Texas county that operates a jail (or contracts with a private vendor to operate one) to formally request and, if accepted, enter into a written agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement under Section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. view article

Several families are suing Millsap ISD in Parker County over alleged abuse of special needs students, including a nonverbal autistic boy. Three former Millsap ISD staff members, including the superintendent, were arrested in connection with the investigation and no longer work for the district. The lawsuit claims district officials attempted to cover up the abuse, and more families have come forward with similar allegations. + view article

Longview ISD is complying with a State of Texas mandate to make school campuses more secure. The new fence is replacing a chain link fence at the high school which LISD says wasn’t secure enough. The new wrought iron fence is 6 feet high with rock columns and iron gates. Construction started in mid-April. They plan on eventually putting up similar fencing at all LISD campuses, but started with LHS since the property is so large. view article

Local News Frisco ISD releases video of fatal track meet stabbing involving Karmelo Anthony and Austin Metcalf texas By Kelsy Mittauer Updated on: June 11, 2025 / 9:22 PM CDT / CBS Texas Frisco Independent School District has released surveillance footage of a deadly stabbing that occurred during a track meet in April, but only under strict conditions. Under Texas open records laws, requesters may view such video in some cases, but are not permitted to record it. view article

The DeSoto ISD is adding wellness spaces to each of its 10 campuses to provide students and staff with a quiet, safe space for stillness and reflection. The school district describes the "Zen Dens" as "immersive, purpose-driven environments" that are curated with "warm hues and earthy tones to evoke comfort, safety and a sense of belonging." Zen Dens offer more than just a quiet setting; the lighting is warm and dim, unlike the typical fluorescent lighting found in classrooms. Photos provided by the district show a variety of seating options, ranging from swings to lounge chairs. view article