TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — Months after flood waters ripped through southeast Travis County — twice — officials are trying to figure out why the damage was so much more destructive this time.

Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt says her ... only 42 are currently included in federal flood plain maps, said Stacey Scheffel, the county’s flood plain administrator.

Travis County has a new regulatory floodplain ... Adopting the floodplain is a temporary move until federal flood insurance rate maps are updated to reflect the new Atlas 14 data.

More of the city of Bastrop is considered susceptible to being inundated by floodwaters under a proposed updated federal floodplain map ... Dry Creek along the Travis County line. “ ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Residents living in flood prone areas of southeastern Travis County will learn what’s being done to protect their homes and property from future floods Wednesday night.

AUSTIN, Texas — A Flood Warning has been issued for Onion Creek after heavy rain on Oct. 14. According to the National Weather Service, a Flood Warning has been issued for the Travis County ...

Earlier this year, the KVUE Defenders reported more than half of flood maps nationwide are outdated. Travis County's was last updated in 2008, and Austin approved the latest map in 2019.

A flash flood warning is in effect for Burnet and Travis County until 8 a.m. According to KVUE meteorologists, Lake Travis is 127 percent full at 695.09 feet. The maximum height Lake Travis can ...