A Kerrville-area river authority executed a contract for a flood warning system that would have been used to help with emergency response, local officials said.

Rainfall near the areas affected by the devastating Guadalupe River flood has caused a flash flood advisory to be issued.

As the search and recovery continues in Kerry County, the issue of emergency sirens have become a focus both locally and across teas.

The Hunt Store was badly damaged by the Texas floods, but the owner vows to rebuild the landmark where Kinky Friedman and other music stars performed.

Federal forecasters issued their first flood warning at 1:14 a.m. on July 4. Local officials haven’t shed light on when they saw the warnings or whether they saw them in time to take action.

With more than 170 still missing, communities must reconcile how to pick up the pieces around a waterway that remains both a wellspring and a looming menace.

Kerr County officials say they are still focused mainly on the search for survivors with hundreds still missing and weren't yet examining how the emergency response unfolded.