89S10574 BPG-D     By: Raymond H.C.R. No. 8       CONCURRENT RESOLUTION          WHEREAS, The catastrophic flooding in the Hill Country on   July 4, 2025, claimed the lives of more than 100 people; and          WHEREAS, One of the deadliest natural disasters in Texas   history, the flood occurred when summer humidity from the Gulf of   Mexico combined with tropical moisture remaining from two distant   storms, Hurricane Flossie in the Pacific Ocean and Tropical Storm   Barry in the Atlantic; a low pressure cell stalled out overnight,   pouring down 12 inches of rain, nearly double the volume of water   that flows over Niagara Falls in an entire day; and          WHEREAS, The Hill Country's steep terrain and rocky soil,   parched by a long drought, could absorb little of the torrent; the   Guadalupe River rose 27 feet in 45 minutes, sending a raging wall of   water towards people sleeping in cabins, tents, and RVs on lower   ground; rescuers were unable to reach scores of the endangered in   time, and among the fatalities were more than two dozen girls at   Camp Mystic, some as young as eight years old; and          WHEREAS, Across the state, Texans are mourning the terrible   loss of life, and it is fitting to acknowledge the inconsolable   sorrow of the survivors and the collective grief experienced by the   entire nation in the wake of this immense tragedy; now, therefore,   be it          RESOLVED, That the 89th Legislature of the State of Texas,   1st Called Session, hereby call for construction of a monument in   the Texas State Cemetery in remembrance of those who perished in the   July 4, 2025, Hill Country flood; and, be it further          RESOLVED, That the Texas secretary of state forward official   copies of this resolution to the Texas State Cemetery Committee and   the State Preservation Board.