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Stores and restaurants around town are giving money and distributing supplies to people affected by floods in Central Texas.
All proceeds will go to the Austin Disaster Relief Network (ADRN), which provides essential supplies and long-term support to flood victims.
Austin’s music community is hosting benefit shows as well as running ticket and merchandise fundraisers to support July 4 flood relief efforts.
Anything from appliances to construction or vegetative debris can be placed curbside for collection, and fees have been waived for household trash drop-offs at the FM 1431 Citizens Collection Center at 2625 Woodall Drive in Leander, officials confirmed Tuesday. That center's hours operate from 8 a.m. to 3:50 p.m. on Thursdays through Saturdays.
Austin, Texas Fire Chief Joel G. Baker is facing mounting criticism and a pending vote of no confidence from the city's firefighter union after his department delayed sending specialized rescue crews to assist with deadly flooding in Kerr County,
Hundreds have come out to help clean the Hope House property after floods tore through the Liberty Hill campus and took the life of their office manager.
The Austin, Texas, fire chief is being accused of denying state requests to send rescuers to Kerrville days before the catastrophic flooding because of an $800,000 dispute with the state government.
Water officials in Texas are urging everyone to remain out of Lake Travis as debris flow and high bacteria levels from the recent floods endanger boaters and swimmers.
Linnie McCown, 8, was a student at Casis Elementary. Mary Stevens, 8, was a student at Highland Park Elementary.
The City of Austin has extended the ban on recreation in local waterways, such as Lake Austin and Lady Bird Lake, due to dangerous conditions following heavy rains.
As deadly floods swept through Central Texas, residents of Travis and Burnet counties say they weren't made aware of the danger they faced.