Flooding

A lot of Texas will see rain and flooding between Wednesday and Friday as the remnants of Hurricane Polo embed with a cold front pushing east across the state. Texas Public Radio's Brian Kirkpatrick reports areas along and west of I-35 could see 2-6 inches of rain, with pockets seeing 10-20 inches. Officials with the Texas Division of Emergency Management say while there is a drought right now, this much rain at once creates a risk for flash flooding and dangerous driving conditions.

Heavy rain is expected to move east this week, raising the risk of flash flooding in West, North and Central Texas.

The White House has approved a federal disaster declaration for 19 Texas counties following storms and flooding in July. Texas Public Radio's Brian Kirkpatrick reports the declaration allows FEMA to step in to begin assistance with public recovery efforts. The Texas State Board of Education is expected to ok controversial updates to high school social studies lessons today. KERA’s Bill Zeeble reports the new curriculum associates Islam with terrorism and slavery. Tomorrow is Texas Tech's first football game of the season.

About a year ago, the Guadalupe River destroyed their RV park, where a family was swept away by the raging water.

Early Thursday morning, the waters of Town Creek flooded a row of homes along its banks in Kerrville, damaging homes that were spared the year before.

Warmer air holds more water. When that air encounters the right weather conditions, bigger storms emerge.

Nearly a year after deadly flooding prompted Texas lawmakers to overhaul the state's flood preparedness laws, officials say some of those changes are already helping. But many of the state's biggest flood mitigation projects remain years from completion.

At least two people died after extreme flooding hit the Hill Country late Wednesday into Thursday morning.

Gov. Greg Abbott said South Central Texas should expect "life threatening catastrophic floods," through Thursday, mainly concentrated around the Nueces River Basin.

A confirmed tornado moved through the San Antonio at around 8:24 a.m. on Wednesday. Showers and thunderstorms are expected on and off through Thursday. Here's what you need to know about the flood threat across the San Antonio area, the Hill Country and the rest of South Central Texas.