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,

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.

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.

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.

Two of the state's best-known brands, both born in Kerrville, are showing their support for Hill Country flood victims in a big way. Grocery giant H-E-B started as a tiny family-owned store in Kerrville in 1905. H-E-B, a household name to most Texans and headquartered in San Antonio, now has 435 stores in Texas and Mexico.

In the early hours of July 4, the 77-year-old Hunt resident sat in her home examining interactive weather maps and radars when she was interrupted by a loud banging noise. When she went to investigate, she said she saw a foot of water rushing up her driveway.

Residents say Kerr County’s use of CodeRED alerts was sporadic and inconsistent. Local officials have not answered questions about when and how they utilized the system, which has been in place since 2009.

Among those first responders is the volunteer fire department out of Hunt. Hunt was one of the hardest hit areas in the Hill Country by the devastating floods on the Fourth of July. The Hunt VFD chief,