The city of Belton is still recovering from flood damage caused by Tropical Storm Hermine’s rains. Belton City Manager Sam Listi said officials are still assessing the damage. A group of six members of the Texas Emergency Management team arrived in Belton last week to assess primarily homes and businesses that were affected by the [...]

Federal officials announced Thursday more than $84 million in federal funding will go to help Iowa with flood recovery. According to Ron Sims, deputy director of the United States’ Department of Housing and Urban Development, the agency designated Iowa to receive more than one-fourth of the $312 million in community development block grant funding provided [...]

Damage to public and private properties in the two counties most affected by the flooding of the Rio Grande is estimated at $40 million, according to public officials in Starr and Hidalgo counties. Texas AgriLife Extension Service personnel say agriculture losses and restoration may push the estimate higher. “We will have losses to crop yield [...]