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.

As of 6:25 p.m. on Wednesday, 96 people — 60 adults and 36 children — are dead after Hill Country flooding, Kerr County officials said.

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,

Satellite imagery of Camp Mystic and other areas along the Guadalupe River shows the devastating aftermath of the Fourth of July floods in Texas.

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

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.

The National Weather Service put out watches and warnings prior to the catastrophic floods. Did Kerr County use those ahead of time? Here's what we know.

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

Kerr County officials on Wednesday declined to discuss why a voluntary emergency system was not activated July 4 until more than an hour after a first responder requested an alert go out.

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…”