KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — Over the last decade, an array of Texas state and local agencies missed opportunities to fund a flood warning system intended to avert a disaster like the one that killed dozens of young campers and scores of others in Kerr County on the Fourth of July.

Public officials in the area have come under repeated criticism amid questions about the timeline of what happened and why widespread warnings were

Longtime Kerrville resident and singer Robert Earl Keen’s benefit concert for the Texas Hill Country’s flood victims and survivors has been scheduled for

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.

The event was held as search crews and volunteers continued to scour miles along the Guadalupe River for the people still missing.

Angel PAWS drove 270 miles to the Salvation Army in Kerrville. The therapy dogs quickly became a source of comfort for both disaster survivors and relief workers.

Amid staggering loss, hundreds gathered in mourning and prayer at a Wednesday night vigil for the victims of the July Fourth floods.

Residents of Kerrville, Texas, say the rapidly rising floodwaters on July 4th took them by surprise. While phone warnings were sent, many did not hear them. WOAI's Matt Roy reports.