At a Wednesday morning press conference, Kerr County Sheriff Larry Leitha declined to answer a question about delayed emergency alerts, saying that an "after-action" would follow the search and rescue efforts. "Those questions are gonna be answered," he added.

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,

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.

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

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

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.

Leroy Smith was arrested and charged with first-degree murder for shooting and killing 42-year-old Cruz Aguirre during a domestic incident on July 2, 2025, in Hobbs, New Mexico. “Everybody has some connection to a camp, and I think that that’s the spirit of Texas is that we all take care of each other…”

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.