So even though head coach Steve Sarkisian rightfully called Taaffe’s ascension from walk on to second-team All-American “probably the coolest story on our team right now,” the Austin Westlake product ...

About 1,000 miles away, Texas Longhorns safety Michael Taaffe stood before reporters, wearing a tie with the initials of the 28 victims from Camp Mystic.

Taaffe called the counselors at Camp Mystic “heroes” and wore a tie to honor them and the young girls who died during the ...

Young campers and a dad saving his family were among the dozens killed in the historic flash floods that tore through central Texas over the holiday weekend.

A few specific sounds punctuate summer evenings in rural Iowa. A chorus of spring peepers, for example, or the shrill conk-la ...

Mollie Sylvester Schaffer had been married to her husband, Randy, for 57 years when the Houston couple traveled to an annual ...

President Donald Trump toured the devastation from catastrophic flooding in Texas and lauded local officials amid mounting ...

Hero Texas camp director Richard “Dick” Eastland battled floods for decades and even saw his pregnant wife once airlifted off the grounds to a hospital because of a deluge.

A Crawford girl is reflecting on her time at Camp Mystic just weeks before deadly floods claimed the lives of campers and ...

For decades, Camp Mystic has been a destination where Texan girls learn skills beyond the usual camp itinerary. Sure, fishing and crafts are common activities for Mystic campers, but the true magic of ...

Nearly a week after floodwaters swept away more than 100 lives, Texas officials are facing heated questions over how much was ...