Over the last decade, an array of local and state agencies have missed opportunities to fund a flood warning system intended to avert the type of disaster that swept away dozens of youth campers and others in Kerr County,

With more than 170 still missing, communities must reconcile how to pick up the pieces around a waterway that remains both a wellspring and a looming menace.

Flash floods surged through in the middle of the night, but many local officials appeared unaware of the unfolding catastrophe, initially leaving people near the river on their own.

The Guadalupe River started rising just after the NWS flash flood warning ... Video above: Stories of heroism in Texas flooding Major counties in the state – like Harris, which encompasses Houston, and Dallas County – have sophisticated evacuation ...

At least 161 people remain missing in Kerr County, Texas, as authorities and volunteers search the Guadalupe River for victims.

More than 100 people have been confirmed dead since July 4, when the Guadalupe River in central Texas swelled overnight and triggered flash floods that swept through an area known locally as “Flash Flood Alley.

In other words, we keep playing a game of chance with forces indifferent to us—until we are finally reminded of the cost of losing.

It was an emotionally overwhelming July 4th Friday for Gov. Glenn Youngkin as floodwaters roared down the Guadalope River in the Texas hill country – family and friends were vacationing there and while they are safe “I have to say there were moments when they weren’t,