Floodwaters have receded in Batesville, Texas, but recovery is just beginning. Volunteers are preparing meals, sorting donations and helping families rebuild after the Leona River flooded homes across the small Zavala County community.

Families across parts of South Texas are beginning the long process of cleaning up and rebuilding after rising water from the Leona River and Rio Grande flooded roads, homes, parks and low-lying areas.

The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has identified two men killed in a crash in Zavala County on Wednesday.

A person died, and several were injured after a major vehicle accident due to icy road conditions early Tuesday morning in Zavala County, according to the sheriff’s office

DPS officials said a Honda coming from Houston was believed to be involved in human smuggling.

Eight people died in a South Texas car crash Wednesday while police chased a driver suspected of smuggling migrants.

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A San Antonio woman was arrested after she led Zavala County deputies on a chase while driving a group of migrants, according to the sheriff’s office.

A man has been arrested in South Texas after he fatally struck a person with a vehicle and evaded Blanco County authorities during a shootout, according to the sheriff’s office.

Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson of Arkansas has hit the road, meeting face-to-face with residents to try to overcome vaccine resistance at a time when the state has the highest rate of new COVID-19 cases in the nation but is near the very bottom in dispensing shots.