This part of Texas Hill Country is known for flash floods. Why were so many people caught off guard when the river turned violent?

The early warnings and alerts from the National Weather Service didn’t indicate a catastrophic flood was on its way.

Here are five key takeaways from the president's visit to Kerrville.

Officials in Kerr County, where the majority of the deaths from the July 4 flash floods occurred, have yet to detail what actions they took in the early hours of the disaster.

Texas lawmakers failed to pass a bill in the regular legislative session that would have improved local governments’ emergency communications infrastructure.

KERRVILLE, Texas (Reuters) -Officials in flood-stricken central Texas on Wednesday again deflected mounting questions about whether they could have done more to warn people ahead of devastating flash flooding that killed at least 119 people on July 4.

The new round of flood watches signals potential renewed threats in communities that are still reeling from the deadly floods that swept the Texas Hill Country over the Independence Day weekend. More than 100 people were killed by the floods,

"No more excuses," says the creator of a petition seeking a new early warning siren system for floods, tornadoes and life-threatening emergencies.