6:45 a.m. (CDT)
Johnson County officials say they have evacuated 12 people who were caught in floodwaters.
Officials said some homes in the county some 50 miles south of Dallas were inundated with water late Thursday. Some people were rescued from stranded vehicles.
Texas has been dealing with flooding since heavy rains began at the weekend, worsened by thunderstorms that passed through the state overnight.
The National Weather Service has issued flood warnings for 21 Texas communities including Johnson, Travis and Bastrop counties.
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3:30 a.m. (CDT)
Emergency personnel have rescued the occupants of a houseboat that was adrift in Lake Travis in Austin.
Austin-Travis County EMS says the 21 occupants of the boat rescued Friday were not injured.
Responders say the houseboat broke free from Sandy Creek Marina earlier in the day. The area has been blighted by days of relentless rains. Emergency personnel used three boats to attach the houseboat to the dock at the marina.
The National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning for parts of Travis, Williamson and Bastrop counties until 4:45 a.m.
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