Tuesday, July 8, was the first time Kerrville PD had the extra resources to give a couple of officers some much-needed downtime. Lamb said they sent one of those officers home to rest and instead of using that “well-deserved day off” he joined the ground search party,

Outdoor weather alert systems are not required by any federal or state law. The choice is left up to local leaders.

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.

The historic deluge claims victims across Texas, including a member of the Hunt family and multiple young girls from North Texas.

Since 2016, the topic of a "flood warning system" for Kerr County has come up at 20 different county commissioners' meetings, according to minutes. The idea for a system was first introduced by Kerr County Commissioner Thomas Moser and Emergency Management Coordinator Dub Thomas in March 2016.

Kerr County officials on Wednesday declined to discuss why a voluntary emergency system was not activated July 4 until more than an hour after a first responder requested an alert go out.

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.

It took just 90 minutes for the river to rise more than 30 feet. A look at the historic flood levels now etched into Central Texas history.