After the Flood
After The Flood, Episode 5: The Flood After the Flood
August 3, 2026
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A year after historic flooding killed more than 130 people in the Texas Hill Country, we meet a local official fighting for change and getting more pushback than he’d expected. And almost exactly a year after the 2025 disaster, more catastrophic flooding hits the region. Was the community better prepared this time around?
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