Mitchell, alongside a team of minds keeping the river authority operating, explained that many of these dams were a direct result of legislation passed in 1954, the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act. That act led to the construction of over 2,000 dams across Texas.

Linda Bason and Deana Hillock checked into the HTR campground on July 3 for a mother-daughter weekend. The next morning, the Kerrville camp was destroyed.

The San Antonio Zoo is stepping up to help with displaced animals in the Texas Hill Country after the deadly Fourth of July floods.

The group's primary role supporting flood recovery efforts has been delivering food and other needed goods. But the organization is also tasked with getting some donations out of the Hill Country region.

Just 24 hours after devastating floods struck the Hill Country, more rain continues to fall including in San Antonio. The National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning for the northeast part of San Antonio.

Volunteers say they’re so sorry for the lives lost and just want to be out in the community to support everyone.

Even as the Hill Country was inundated during the deadly flooding, rain was more scarce closer to San Antonio, offering little relief to the city's multiyear drought. The big picture: San Antonio remains several years into its most intense drought in decades,

Emlyn and Penny Jeffrey went to their cabin in Hunt with their grandchild, 11-year-old Bulverde Creek Elementary student Madelyn Jeffreys. They never came home.

LiftFund has launched its Hill Country Disaster Recovery Initiative. It is mobilizing more than $1.6 million in emergency funding to small businesses impacted by the catastrophic flooding in Kerr County and surrounding counties.

Texans across the state have come together to support the Texas Hill Country and Central Texas communities still recovering from the Fourth of July weekend floods, including its biggest stars. Businesses like H-E-B and Raisin Canes have donated millions, and now one of the state's greatest singers is rallying support.