KERRVILLE, Texas – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is speaking in Kerrville on Saturday to mark a year since the deadly Hill Country flooding.
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A livestream of Abbott’s speech will be added to this story when it begins.
The backstory:
More than 130 people were killed across several Central Texas counties when storms dumped more than 20 inches of rain in a matter of hours, starting late July 3, 2025.
A majority of those deaths happened in Kerr County, and more specifically, Camp Mystic near the town of Hunt. The Guadalupe River broke free of its banks and flooded the all-girls Christian summer camp, killing 25 campers, two teenage counselors and long-time camp director Dick Eastland.
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Camp leaders originally tried to reopen for the 2026 season, but later withdrew its operating license application. The camp also filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, citing at least $10 million in liabilities and trigging a halt to active wrongful death and negligence lawsuits filed by victims’ families.
This story will be updated later with a recap of what Abbott said during Saturday’s speech.
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