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Waymo launches driverless car service in San Antonio

Waymo's San Antonio debut turns futuristic tech into a commuting option.

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Driverless rides have arrived in San Antonio, starting with a limited rollout.Why it matters: Waymo&#x27;s debut turns futuristic tech into a commuting option, moving the technology past its <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="testing phase" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2025/11/18/waymo-san-antonio-launch-date" data-vars-content-id="c79ba372-0703-4187-9c35-4ecdddcaa5d1" data-vars-headline="Waymo launches driverless car service in San Antonio" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2025/11/18/waymo-san-antonio-launch-date" target="_self">testing phase</a> and into daily life.

Texas businesses could be up for a tariff refund

The Friday ruling could lead to a chaotic refund process.

Texas businesses were some of the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="hardest hit" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/dallas/2025/03/05/trade-war-escalation-texas-trump-tariffs-dallas" data-vars-content-id="fc83efe4-2f71-4c4a-b229-c8ce5433b190" data-vars-headline="Texas businesses could be up for a tariff refund" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/dallas/2025/03/05/trade-war-escalation-texas-trump-tariffs-dallas" target="_self">hardest hit</a> under President Trump&#x27;s <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="tariffs" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/economy/tariffs" data-vars-content-id="fc83efe4-2f71-4c4a-b229-c8ce5433b190" data-vars-headline="Texas businesses could be up for a tariff refund" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/economy/tariffs" target="_self">tariffs</a>, but now they could be among the biggest winners after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a swath of the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="tariffs" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2025/03/31/san-antonio-texas-trump-tariffs-trade-auto-cars" data-vars-content-id="fc83efe4-2f71-4c4a-b229-c8ce5433b190" data-vars-headline="Texas businesses could be up for a tariff refund" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2025/03/31/san-antonio-texas-trump-tariffs-trade-auto-cars" target="_self">tariffs</a> on Friday.Why it matters: Roughly $126 billion is now potentially <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="up for grabs" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/02/20/trump-tariffs-states-refunds" data-vars-content-id="fc83efe4-2f71-4c4a-b229-c8ce5433b190" data-vars-headline="Texas businesses could be up for a tariff refund" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/02/20/trump-tariffs-states-refunds" target="_self">up for grabs</a> nationwide. But the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="ruling" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/02/20/trump-tariffs-supreme-court-illegal" data-vars-content-id="fc83efe4-2f71-4c4a-b229-c8ce5433b190" data-vars-headline="Texas businesses could be up for a tariff refund" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/02/20/trump-tariffs-supreme-court-illegal" target="_self">ruling</a> could lead to a chaotic refund process — and it&#x27;s unclear who gets to pocket that cash.

Speed puzzling is gaining traction in San Antonio as the new bar trivia

Jigsaw puzzling isn't just a solitary bad-weather activity anymore — it's snapping into place as a social sport across the U.S.

Culture

Jigsaw puzzling isn&#x27;t just a solitary bad-weather activity anymore — it&#x27;s snapping into place as a social sport in cities across the U.S., including San Antonio.Why it matters: Puzzling&#x27;s shift from solo to social mirrors a bigger trend: People are turning <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="analog" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2025/10/23/analog-bag-screen-free-wellness" data-vars-content-id="cf2006fb-205c-4dbf-9be6-912a2eee9ea9" data-vars-headline="Speed puzzling is gaining traction in San Antonio as the new bar trivia" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2025/10/23/analog-bag-screen-free-wellness" target="_self">analog</a> or <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="&quot;grandma&quot; hobbies" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2024/12/07/needlepoint-grandma-hobbies-tiktok" data-vars-content-id="cf2006fb-205c-4dbf-9be6-912a2eee9ea9" data-vars-headline="Speed puzzling is gaining traction in San Antonio as the new bar trivia" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2024/12/07/needlepoint-grandma-hobbies-tiktok" target="_self">&quot;grandma&quot; hobbies</a> into in-person communities.

What ChatGPT secretly thinks about San Antonio

San Antonio landed in the top 10 U.S. cities for plenty of cultural attributes.

Researchers have found that large language models (LLMs), such as <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="ChatGPT" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/02/09/chatgpt-ads-testing-go-free" data-vars-content-id="79da5904-f4a8-442c-8538-f637e593fed5" data-vars-headline="What ChatGPT secretly thinks about San Antonio" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/02/09/chatgpt-ads-testing-go-free" target="_self">ChatGPT</a>, are just as <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="biased" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2026/02/13/study-chatgpt-bias-chicago-oxford-kentucky-llm-city-stereotypes-ranking" data-vars-content-id="79da5904-f4a8-442c-8538-f637e593fed5" data-vars-headline="What ChatGPT secretly thinks about San Antonio" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2026/02/13/study-chatgpt-bias-chicago-oxford-kentucky-llm-city-stereotypes-ranking" target="_self">biased</a> as the rest of the world, including in their perception of San Antonio.The big picture: To gauge AI inequality and bias, internet scholars at the University of Oxford and the University of Kentucky <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="recently compared" data-vars-click-url="https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/29768624251408919" data-vars-content-id="79da5904-f4a8-442c-8538-f637e593fed5" data-vars-headline="What ChatGPT secretly thinks about San Antonio" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/29768624251408919" target="_blank">recently compared</a> 91 U.S. cities with populations over 250,000 across a range of categories, including social and physical attributes, food quality, governance, politics, and business climate.

Winter isn't done with San Antonio

San Antonio's recent warm weather doesn't mean winter is officially in the rearview.

Climate

San Antonio&#x27;s recent <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="warm weather" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2026/01/08/san-antonio-warm-winter-weather-allergies-cedar" data-vars-content-id="70e02679-42b5-4d28-bfc9-38322a91caca" data-vars-headline="Winter isn&#x27;t done with San Antonio" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2026/01/08/san-antonio-warm-winter-weather-allergies-cedar" target="_self">warm weather</a> doesn&#x27;t mean winter is officially in the rearview.Why it matters: Even as <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="spring creeps closer" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2026/01/14/san-antonio-winters-warming-outlook" data-vars-content-id="70e02679-42b5-4d28-bfc9-38322a91caca" data-vars-headline="Winter isn&#x27;t done with San Antonio" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2026/01/14/san-antonio-winters-warming-outlook" target="_self">spring creeps closer</a>, the National Weather Service says South Texas can still squeeze out a late-season chill.

How winter is warming in San Antonio

A warmer winter could mean a longer allergy season and more mosquitos.

Winter is getting warmer in San Antonio and nationwide amid climate change, an updated analysis finds.Why it matters: A warmer winter could <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="mean a longer allergy season" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2026/01/08/san-antonio-warm-winter-weather-allergies-cedar" data-vars-content-id="1bc724e8-fb1b-4103-b171-18f115111627" data-vars-headline="How winter is warming in San Antonio" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2026/01/08/san-antonio-warm-winter-weather-allergies-cedar" target="_self">mean a longer allergy season</a> and more intense mosquito populations come spring.

Why San Antonio's warm winter is hard on allergies

Our first freeze is coming late this year.

San Antonio&#x27;s winter has so far felt a little <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="more like spring" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2024/12/13/san-antonio-winters-warming-1970" data-vars-content-id="aee2db11-094d-438d-a79e-9e19d057b868" data-vars-headline="Why San Antonio&#x27;s warm winter is hard on allergies" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2024/12/13/san-antonio-winters-warming-1970" target="_self">more like spring</a>, and the city has not yet seen freezing temperatures — an anomaly that doesn&#x27;t seem to be changing anytime soon, even with a cold front on the way.Why it matters: A hard freeze, while not always welcome news in cold-averse San Antonio, can be beneficial for <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="allergy sufferers" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/houston/2024/01/05/tips-for-dealing-cedar-fever-in-texas" data-vars-content-id="aee2db11-094d-438d-a79e-9e19d057b868" data-vars-headline="Why San Antonio&#x27;s warm winter is hard on allergies" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/houston/2024/01/05/tips-for-dealing-cedar-fever-in-texas" target="_self">allergy sufferers</a> who have been <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="having a hard time" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/dallas/2026/01/07/is-it-cedar-fever-or-the-flu" data-vars-content-id="aee2db11-094d-438d-a79e-9e19d057b868" data-vars-headline="Why San Antonio&#x27;s warm winter is hard on allergies" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/dallas/2026/01/07/is-it-cedar-fever-or-the-flu" target="_self">having a hard time</a> this <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="cedar fever season" data-vars-click-url="https://www.bswhealth.com/blog/allergist-offers-tips-on-dealing-with-cedar-allergy-season" data-vars-content-id="aee2db11-094d-438d-a79e-9e19d057b868" data-vars-headline="Why San Antonio&#x27;s warm winter is hard on allergies" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.bswhealth.com/blog/allergist-offers-tips-on-dealing-with-cedar-allergy-season" target="_blank">cedar fever season</a>.

Halloween forecast: Coolest weather in months for San Antonio

After weeks of summer overstaying its welcome, San Antonio is finally feeling fall temperatures.

Sweater <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="weather is here" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2025/09/17/fall-temperatures-climate-forecast" data-vars-content-id="81f787a7-8168-443f-b2cd-d220d087dcc0" data-vars-headline="Halloween forecast: Coolest weather in months for San Antonio" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2025/09/17/fall-temperatures-climate-forecast" target="_self">weather is here</a> — not that we needed to tell you — but we do have the scoop on how long fall temperatures will stick around. Why it matters: After weeks of summer overstaying its welcome, San Antonio is finally feeling fall temperatures — the coolest since April — just in time for <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Halloween" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2025/10/17/san-antonio-haunted-spots-businesses-halloween" data-vars-content-id="81f787a7-8168-443f-b2cd-d220d087dcc0" data-vars-headline="Halloween forecast: Coolest weather in months for San Antonio" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2025/10/17/san-antonio-haunted-spots-businesses-halloween" target="_self">Halloween</a> trick-or-treating.

Hybrid bird near San Antonio is likely result of climate change

The ranges of the green jay and the blue jay are shifting.

The offspring of a green jay and a blue jay, recently discovered in a suburb northeast of San Antonio, may be among the first examples of two different bird species mating due to <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="climate change" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2025/06/05/san-antonio-texas-summer-hotter-weather" data-vars-content-id="744b98e2-f217-4a9a-a518-877aa4365a82" data-vars-headline="Hybrid bird near San Antonio is likely result of climate change" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2025/06/05/san-antonio-texas-summer-hotter-weather" target="_self">climate change</a>.Why it matters: Shifting weather patterns appear to have expanded the habitats of the two species, University of Texas at Austin researchers <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="announced" data-vars-click-url="https://cns.utexas.edu/news/research/so-what-should-we-call-grue-jay" data-vars-content-id="744b98e2-f217-4a9a-a518-877aa4365a82" data-vars-headline="Hybrid bird near San Antonio is likely result of climate change" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://cns.utexas.edu/news/research/so-what-should-we-call-grue-jay" target="_blank">announced</a>.

How to get free money for a drought-tolerant garden

The San Antonio Water System will help you replace grass.

Environment

As fall begins, now is the time to get planting — and the San Antonio Water System (SAWS) will pay for you to replace grass with <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="drought-tolerant plants" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2025/07/25/native-gardening-san-antonio-texas-popular" data-vars-content-id="93ea8119-49bf-4124-8924-dca86975aa0e" data-vars-headline="How to get free money for a drought-tolerant garden" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2025/07/25/native-gardening-san-antonio-texas-popular" target="_self">drought-tolerant plants</a>.Why it matters: San Antonio is still in its <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="worst drought in decades" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2025/06/17/record-drought-rainfall-san-antonio-texas" data-vars-content-id="93ea8119-49bf-4124-8924-dca86975aa0e" data-vars-headline="How to get free money for a drought-tolerant garden" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2025/06/17/record-drought-rainfall-san-antonio-texas" target="_self">worst drought in decades</a>. Certain native and drought-tolerant plants can help you use less water while keeping your yard looking fresh.

These are the new bills meant to prevent another Camp Mystic tragedy

Flood safety measures passed with bipartisan support.

State lawmakers have moved to strengthen emergency response to natural disasters and at youth camps two months after the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="deadly July Fourth flooding" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2025/08/11/kerr-county-texas-grant-flood-warning-system-deny" data-vars-content-id="1cbb7852-1cb3-437d-98b8-3f5871f7a905" data-vars-headline="These are the new bills meant to prevent another Camp Mystic tragedy" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2025/08/11/kerr-county-texas-grant-flood-warning-system-deny" target="_self">deadly July Fourth flooding</a>.The big picture: After two divisive special sessions, one in which <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Democrats left the state" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/houston/2025/08/18/texas-democrats-return-abbott-republicans-redistricting" data-vars-content-id="1cbb7852-1cb3-437d-98b8-3f5871f7a905" data-vars-headline="These are the new bills meant to prevent another Camp Mystic tragedy" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/houston/2025/08/18/texas-democrats-return-abbott-republicans-redistricting" target="_self">Democrats left the state</a> over <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="redistricting" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/houston/2025/08/27/texas-redistricting-black-latino-vote-representation-lawsuits" data-vars-content-id="1cbb7852-1cb3-437d-98b8-3f5871f7a905" data-vars-headline="These are the new bills meant to prevent another Camp Mystic tragedy" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/houston/2025/08/27/texas-redistricting-black-latino-vote-representation-lawsuits" target="_self">redistricting</a>, most of the flood safety measures passed with bipartisan support.

91% of San Antonio students learning in urban heat zones

The zones could have outsized effects on kids' health and learning in already vulnerable communities.

Education

More than 90% of San Antonio students attend school in areas considered extreme urban heat zones, well above the national average of 76%, according to a <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Climate Central analysis" data-vars-click-url="https://www.climatecentral.org/climate-matters/schools-and-urban-heat-2025" data-vars-content-id="7937c499-1eaf-48cd-a7ea-099d6041db49" data-vars-headline="91% of San Antonio students learning in urban heat zones" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.climatecentral.org/climate-matters/schools-and-urban-heat-2025" target="_blank">Climate Central analysis</a>. Why it matters: These &quot;heat islands&quot; can push temperatures dangerously high — with outsized effects on kids&#x27; health and learning in already vulnerable neighborhoods, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="researchers have found" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2023/07/26/heat-islands-cities-heat-wave-climate?" data-vars-content-id="7937c499-1eaf-48cd-a7ea-099d6041db49" data-vars-headline="91% of San Antonio students learning in urban heat zones" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2023/07/26/heat-islands-cities-heat-wave-climate?" target="_self">researchers have found</a>.

Why Kerr County lost bid for flood warning funds

Texas oversaw federal funding after Hurricane Harvey.

Kerr County did not receive a grant for a new <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="flood warning system" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/austin/2025/07/07/texas-flood-kerr-county-warning-system" data-vars-content-id="0ed99b5c-9905-4651-8a87-e120a1190932" data-vars-headline="Why Kerr County lost bid for flood warning funds" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/austin/2025/07/07/texas-flood-kerr-county-warning-system" target="_self">flood warning system</a> because it wasn&#x27;t a top priority amid high demand for funding, per documents Axios obtained through an open records request.The big picture: The Texas Hill Country has a long, documented <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="history of deadly flooding" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2025/07/16/100-year-flood-risk-texas-july-fourth-rainfall" data-vars-content-id="0ed99b5c-9905-4651-8a87-e120a1190932" data-vars-headline="Why Kerr County lost bid for flood warning funds" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2025/07/16/100-year-flood-risk-texas-july-fourth-rainfall" target="_self">history of deadly flooding</a>. But Kerr County had not updated its system in the decades before the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="July Fourth flooding" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2025/07/06/texas-floods-national-weather-service" data-vars-content-id="0ed99b5c-9905-4651-8a87-e120a1190932" data-vars-headline="Why Kerr County lost bid for flood warning funds" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2025/07/06/texas-floods-national-weather-service" target="_self">July Fourth flooding</a> that killed that killed at least <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="108 people" data-vars-click-url="https://abcnews.go.com/US/kerr-county-texas-lead-emergency-management-official-asleep/story?id=124237644#:~:text=confusion%20and%20distress-,The%20flood%20killed%20108%20people%2C%20including%2037%20children%2C%20in%20Kerr,levels%20in%20low%2Dlying%20areas." data-vars-content-id="0ed99b5c-9905-4651-8a87-e120a1190932" data-vars-headline="Why Kerr County lost bid for flood warning funds" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://abcnews.go.com/US/kerr-county-texas-lead-emergency-management-official-asleep/story?id=124237644#:~:text=confusion%20and%20distress-,The%20flood%20killed%20108%20people%2C%20including%2037%20children%2C%20in%20Kerr,levels%20in%20low%2Dlying%20areas." target="_blank">108 people</a> in the county.

Understanding what a 100-year flood really means

We break down what a 100-, 500- and 1,000-year flood means.

Trump administration officials called the July Fourth Guadalupe River <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="flooding" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2025/07/14/flood-warnings-alerts-meaning" data-vars-content-id="ee641d94-20f0-4025-b778-a8656abbe40e" data-vars-headline="Understanding what a 100-year flood really means" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2025/07/14/flood-warnings-alerts-meaning" target="_self">flooding</a> a &quot;100-,&quot; &quot;500-&quot; or &quot;1,000-year flood&quot; during a Friday <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="visit to Kerrville" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2025/07/11/trump-visit-texas-flooding-fema-abbott" data-vars-content-id="ee641d94-20f0-4025-b778-a8656abbe40e" data-vars-headline="Understanding what a 100-year flood really means" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2025/07/11/trump-visit-texas-flooding-fema-abbott" target="_self">visit to Kerrville</a>, prompting questions about the meaning of the term.The big picture: Such phrases shape how the public understands risk. But these events are not unprecedented — in fact, they can occur regularly.

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