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Texas Floods Bring Grief and Prayer to Local Churches

At services in the stricken Hill Country and elsewhere, ministers spoke Sunday morning about sorrow and solace, community and hope, as more rain beat down.

© Carter Johnston for The New York Times

Worshipers at Kerrville Church of Christ heard a sermon on Sunday about how deeply the community had been affected by the July 4 flooding.

Texans Offer a Hand and Open Their Hearts as Flood Death Toll Grows

Mourners paid tribute at funerals and memorial services on Saturday as the number of fatalities rose to nearly 130.

© Jordan Vonderhaar for The New York Times

A man visiting a memorial in Kerrville, Texas, for victims of the July 4 flood.
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