Molly Hennessy-Fiske

@mollyhf

Washington Post reporter, TX-based. I cover red states. Tips: 202-890-9669; 213-265-8572(Signal) [email protected]

Houston, TX

Joined October 2007

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TX legislature is back in session! Some updates here: Trump pushing Texas to create more Republican-leaning congressional seats washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

mollyhf's tweet card. Get the latest news on President Donald Trump’s second term in the White House and the Republican-led Congress.

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Molly Hennessy-Fiske@mollyhf · Jul 21

The latest: Divorce, adultery allegations against Paxton jolt Senate race in Texas washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

mollyhf's tweet card. In one of the biggest GOP primaries of the midterms, Sen. John Cornyn and his allies are bringing up Ken Paxton’s personal life, and some backers are rethinking their support.

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Molly Hennessy-Fiske@mollyhf · Jul 20

I spoke with relatives of those still missing in Texas flood zone and searchers for our latest story: Number of missing from floods in Texas county drops from nearly 100 to 3 wapo.st/4kPI4V8

mollyhf's tweet card. Kerr County officials provided few details on why the count changed so dramatically. At least 135 people died in the flooding.

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Molly Hennessy-Fiske@mollyhf · Jul 19

Why Are More Than 100 People Still Missing in Texas, 2 Weeks After the Floods? nytimes.com/2025/07/19/us/… via @NYTimes

mollyhf's tweet card. The number of people unaccounted for dropped this week but remains stubbornly high as some searchers lose hope of finding them.

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Molly Hennessy-Fiske@mollyhf · Jul 19

We were out with searchers in the Hill Country flood zone today and yesterday. Two weeks after the flood now, and the search continues. They're finding remains almost daily. Cadaver dogs found some several times while I was talking to people. I spoke with folks in Center Point…

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Molly Hennessy-Fiske@mollyhf · Jul 17

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mollyhf's tweet card. The flooding that ravaged Central Texas before sunrise on the Fourth of July was the country’s deadliest catastrophe for children in recent memory.

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Molly Hennessy-Fiske@mollyhf · Jul 14

Floods put Abbott, a disaster veteran, at crossroads of Trump’s FEMA rebrand washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

mollyhf's tweet card. The Trump administration has heralded Texas as the kind of partner it wants in overhauling FEMA.

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Molly Hennessy-Fiske@mollyhf · Jul 14

Texan Stoicism Provides Comfort, and Excuses, After the Flood nytimes.com/2025/07/14/us/… via @NYTimes

mollyhf's tweet card. Texans often draw on the idea of their own self-reliance during times of adversity. Gov. Greg Abbott has used it to deflect tough questions.

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Molly Hennessy-Fiske@mollyhf · Jul 14

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mollyhf's tweet card. More than an hour passed between Camp Mystic receiving a severe flood warning and a decision to evacuate young campers asleep in cabins by the Guadalupe River.

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Molly Hennessy-Fiske@mollyhf · Jul 11

Source: Texas Monthly share.google/FMLZpW248QJd8A…

mollyhf's tweet card. The July 4 Texas flooding ripped our Kerr County home from its pillars, pulling us into the water and into the night. Then morning came.

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Molly Hennessy-Fiske@mollyhf · Jul 11

Texas County Flagged Need for Flood Alarm Months Before Tragedy nytimes.com/2025/07/10/us/… via @NYTimes

mollyhf's tweet card. Kerr County failed to secure a warning system, even as local officials remained aware of the risks and as billions of dollars were available for similar projects.

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Molly Hennessy-Fiske@mollyhf · Jul 10

Texans clung to debris and fought to stay alive as floodwaters raged washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/07…

mollyhf's tweet card. One woman gripped a large water cooler as she fought to stay afloat when she was pulled into the Guadalupe River.

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Molly Hennessy-Fiske@mollyhf · Jul 9

On the Guadalupe River, a crew’s frantic search to bring a dad closure washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/07…

mollyhf's tweet card. Aidan Heartfield was on the phone with his father when their family’s cabin was swept away in the Texas floods. A team is searching for any signs of Heartfield.

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Molly Hennessy-Fiske@mollyhf · Jul 9

At least 161 people missing in Texas floods as death toll rises to 109 washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/07…

mollyhf's tweet card. More than 100 people have been confirmed dead after the flooding in the central part of the state.

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Molly Hennessy-Fiske@mollyhf · Jul 8

See how FEMA maps reveal camps’ flood risks washingtonpost.com/climate-enviro…

mollyhf's tweet card. Many camps in the Guadalupe river region are adjacent or are partially inside high-risk flood zones, according to maps from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

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Molly Hennessy-Fiske@mollyhf · Jul 7

Active shooter killed in exchange of gunfire at Border Patrol facility in Texas washingtonpost.com/immigration/20…

mollyhf's tweet card. Ryan Louis Mosqueda, 27, was killed after opening fire on federal and local law enforcement, officials said. Investigators have not determined a motive.

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Molly Hennessy-Fiske@mollyhf · Jul 7

How the cataclysmic Texas floods unfolded, minute by minute washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/07…

mollyhf's tweet card. Hundreds of campers were sound asleep early on Friday, expecting to wake up to a fireworks show and special treats of Hershey’s bars and Coca-Cola by the lake.

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Molly Hennessy-Fiske@mollyhf · Jul 7

Texas Hill Country is no stranger to flash floods. Why were so many caught off guard? washingtonpost.com/weather/2025/0…

mollyhf's tweet card. When the precipitation intensified in the early morning hours Friday, many people failed to receive or respond to flood warnings at riverside campsites known to be in the floodplain.

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Molly Hennessy-Fiske@mollyhf · Jul 6

Death toll nears 70 as flood warnings complicate rescue effort washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/07…

mollyhf's tweet card. Flash-flood warnings and watches remain in effect for parts of Central Texas into Sunday evening, dimming hopes that more survivors would be found.

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Molly Hennessy-Fiske@mollyhf · Jul 6

Heat, storms, mosquitoes the big threats at Alligator Alcatraz, experts say washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/07…

mollyhf's tweet card. Florida’s hastily constructed detention camp in the Everglades, which began processing immigrants late this week, has been praised by President Trump.

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