Texas sent out 282 public safety alerts last year, six times more than in 2017. The state also leads the nation in alert opt-outs.

An inch to 2 inches of rainfall has already been recorded this morning across the warning area, and an additional inch to 2 inches is possible.

County officials did not issue a locally targeted emergency alert to warn people in town of the rapidly rising waters until two days after the deadly flood, according to Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) data.

Following catastrophic flash floods, Gov. Greg Abbott announced FEMA's Public Assistance aid will expand to three more Texas counties, including

While Kerr County officials say they didn’t know how bad the July 4 flooding would be, it warned residents nearly eight years ago to “be flood aware” about the ongoing potential

A "Basic Plan" for emergency response for three Texas counties labeled flash flooding as having a "major" impact on public safety, according to a page on a city website.

Kerr County authorities issued a new Guadalupe River evacuation notice and suspended search operations as more heavy rains inundated the area early

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.

Organizers say a planned candlelight vigil scheduled for this evening in Hunt for victims of the flood has been cancelled due to the threat of more rain in the area. The heaviest rain has now moved southeast along a line from Hondo to San Antonio to Austin.

Over 130 people have died after heavy rain pounded Kerr County, Texas, early Friday, leading to "catastrophic" flooding, the sheriff said.