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Wed, 07/09/2025 - 5:50am

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Death toll climbs in Hill Country flooding; legislators will investigate response to crisis

Wed, 07/09/2025 - 5:50am

Gov. Greg Abbott said Sunday he’s likely to instruct the Texas Legislature to investigate early warning systems and other governmental responses to July 4 flash flooding that killed at least 82 people in the Hill Country.

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Inside city hall, Hughes Springs is proud of its leading role in the annual Texas Wildflowers Trails festival by this showing of each year’s official tee-shirt design.

by tornado, Hughes Springs re-built its fire station using distinctive red and black school colors. When destroyed

This first-class building is Hughes Springs’ public restrooms recently placed in Spring Park. The public can reserve its use without charge.

Hughes Springs’ reception hall is the distinctive The Legacy building.

Help support town and the Wildflower trails festival by purchasing tee shirts still available from previous years.

This central park in Hughes Springs is right next to city hall in the middle of town and with several activities going on here each year.

The official and artistic welcome sign for city hall in Hughes Springs.

Notice the colorful flowers which welcome the visitor to city hall in Hughes Springs.

Memorial monuments are all around Hughes Springs for the public to remember.

Very likely, the area’s most outstanding city park is in Hughes Springs.

Visiting Hughes Springs

Wed, 07/09/2025 - 5:50am

There’s something happy about Hughes Springs.

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During Hughes Springs’ centennial in 1978, citizens buried a 100-year (1878-1978) time capsule. No one may know its contents, but it’s a likely bet that when opened in 2078 Reece Hughes’ picture and story will be there.

Hughes Springs City Manager Tim Lambert holds an example of Chalybeate Springs water. This is not real, however. The bottle is empty but was once a promotional idea by the chamber of commerce. Lambert tells he believes someone in the town has a real, full

During festivals such as the recent Wildflowers Trail Festival in Hughes Springs, citizens are comforted by the funning water that flows through and gives Hughes Springs its name.

The historical marker for Chalybeate Springs in Hughes Springs displayed in Spring Park.

One has to get down into the stream bed itself in order to appreciate this view of the flow of Chalybeate Springs water through Spring Park in Hughes Springs.

WHERE IS IT?

Wed, 07/02/2025 - 5:00am

It is here the 100-year capsule was buried in 1978, the town’s centennial year. A humorous fact about the capsule now is that probably no one knows what’s in it. And there are 53 more years to go.

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Boaters urged to ‘Clean, Drain and Dry’

Wed, 07/02/2025 - 5:00am

The Fourth of July holiday provides numerous opportunities for Texans throughout the state to enjoy the summer sun on the water. During the holiday festivities, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) urges boaters and paddlers to do their part to protect Texas lakes from aquatic invasive species during the heart of boating season.

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Death toll climbs in Hill Country flooding; legislators will investigate response to crisis

Visiting Hughes Springs

WHERE IS IT?

Boaters urged to ‘Clean, Drain and Dry’

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