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Texas Gov Abbott says flooding was worse in Kerrville this year than in 2025
How this story is being covered
Extra Extra has grouped 10 reports on this story from 10 news outlets across the political spectrum. By political lean, that breaks down as 6 left-leaning, 3 center, and 1 right-leaning sources.
With a coverage-diversity score of 82 out of 100, this is one of the more evenly reported stories in our index right now — left, center, and right outlets are all giving it attention.
On reliability, 9 of the 10 rated outlets carry a high or mostly-factual reliability rating (A or B) and 1 outlet fall into our mixed or lower-reliability tier (C or D). Ratings are drawn from independent assessments and are meant to help you weigh each report, not to tell you which to trust.
Coverage of this story has developed over roughly 41 hours, so the perspectives below capture how the framing shifted as the story matured.
Below, the same story is laid out side by side as left, center, and right outlets reported it. Read across the columns and watch what changes: the headline emphasis, which facts lead, the adjectives, and what each side leaves out. The story itself rarely changes — the framing almost always does.
Outlets covering this story: Cleveland.com, The Oregonian, AL.com, MLive, MassLive, PennLive, BBC World, Christian Science Monitor, The Texas Tribune, Just the News.
Left(6)
Cleveland.comBJul 21, 12:41 PM
Watch Texas officer pull driver from burning vehicle
The video shows a dramatic rescue.
The OregonianBJul 21, 12:41 PM
Watch Texas officer pull driver from burning vehicle
The video shows a dramatic rescue.
AL.comBJul 21, 12:41 PM
Watch Texas officer pull driver from burning vehicle
The video shows a dramatic rescue.
MLiveBJul 21, 12:41 PM
Watch Texas officer pull driver from burning vehicle
The video shows a dramatic rescue.
MassLiveBJul 21, 12:41 PM
Watch Texas officer pull driver from burning vehicle
The video shows a dramatic rescue.
PennLiveBJul 21, 12:41 PM
Watch Texas officer pull driver from burning vehicle
The video shows a dramatic rescue.
Center(3)
BBC WorldAJul 21, 1:01 PM
Watch: US police officer pulls man from burning car
Bodycam and dashcam footage shows a police officer rescue a man seconds before his car was engulfed in flames in Texas.
Christian Science MonitorAJul 19, 7:55 PM
ICE will require its officers to record vehicle stops
After U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers were involved in back-to-back deadly shootings, the agency will now compel its officers to wear body cameras during traffic stops.
The Texas TribuneAJul 20, 9:00 PM
Texas flood destroyed or heavily damaged 135 Kerr County homes, Abbott said
Long-term housing is a pressing need after last week’s storms left another 490 residences needing repairs, the governor said.
Right(1)
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