A Kerrville-area river authority executed a contract for a flood warning system that would have been used to help with emergency response, local officials said.

Twice, the Texas Division of Emergency Management turned down Kerr County's requests for money to improve flood warnings.

In 2021, Kerr County incorporated FEMA's Integrated Public Alert & Warning System (IPAWS) into CodeRED, so that messages could reach tourists and others not in the local database. The IPAWS system allows local officials to broadcast emergency messages and send text blasts to all phones in the area.

Kerr County applied for federal grants to build a warning system to protect residents from flash floods. Under the Trump Administration, that kind of funding is drying up.

In the aftermath of catastrophic flooding in Kerr County, Texas, a fleet of volunteers is working to make sure people in the area have access to a hot meal.

"I hope that everyone knows, prayers work and God is still out there," Kerrville resident Donna Ragsdale said.

TEGNA Texas created a new charitable fund raising money to support people impacted by devastating floods in Central Texas.

Using Fredericksburg as a proxy for the region, the average July rainfall over the last about 40 years is 2.2 inches. But most of the time, July seems to be closer to either extreme, whether it’s less than an inch or more than four.