Officials balked at the cost for installing a siren warning system and the potential for sirens to blare in the middle of the night and wake up

The owner of Texas Christian summer camp Camp Mystic died during the state's horrific floods last week, despite repeatedly warning officials about the volatility of the nearby Guadalupe River.

If he wasn’t going to die of natural causes, this was the only other way—saving the girls that he so loved and cared for".

One of the worst floods in a Texas rivers' history left dozens dead over the Independence Day weekend. What to know about flash flooding and warnings.

Flash flooding is common enough around the crescent-shaped region from Dallas through the Hill Country, the area earned the nickname "Flash Flood Alley."

In the last nine years, federal funding for a system has been denied to the county as it contends with a tax base hostile to government overspending.

Walston drove from his home to the Center Point Bridge on FM 480 near Highway 27, where he shot video of the river below. He recorded nearly 38 minutes of surging water as it rose over 20 feet, carrying massive cypress trees, debris and even a house.

Here's what to know about the deadly flooding, the colossal weather system that drove it and ongoing efforts to identify victims.