The reporter said that several families were angry because they felt that alerts for the flood did not go out in time.

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.

The deadly Texas floods have brought the state's approach to land approvals, especially in flood-prone areas, under more scrutiny.

Texas lawmakers will convene in a special session starting July 21 to address the recent Hill Country flooding. Alongside disaster response, the Legislature will also consider a range of politically charged issues,

KOCO 5 Meteorologist Sabrina Bates breaks down what to know when it comes to flooding. What does it take for officials to issue a flood watch or warning?

State and local officials in Texas have come under scrutiny over the lack of sirens in place to warn people of impending flash flooding.

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.