The Kerr County Commissioners Court discussed installing early warning sirens as early as 2015, after a deadly flood on Memorial Day. To date, it still has not done so.

Search and rescue efforts continue Tuesday as crews look for the dozens still missing from the July Fourth floods that devastated the Kerr County area. On Tuesday, Kerr County said that 107 people are confirmed dead in the county.

As the water rises, so does the Kerr County community, especially one man who reunited a brother and sister, swept away in the flood.

New recorded audio from the early hours of July 4 show what first responders were dealing with as flooding led to the deaths of hundred of people in Kerr County.

The number of people missing in the Kerrville area due to the Fourth of July floods has been reduced to 97, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said during a news conference on Monday.

Members of a search and rescue team embrace as they visit a memorial wall for flood victims, Sunday, July 13, 2025, in Kerrville, Texas. SAN ANTONIO — Search and rescue efforts resume for an eleventh day as specific crews continue to look for the 161 missing after the catastrophic Fourth of July floods.

As of Tuesday, July 15, a total of 107 bodies have been recovered in Kerr County, 70 adults and 37 children, officials told KSAT 12. Meanwhile, the number of missing stands at 97, the same number Gov. Greg Abbott reported on Monday, July 14. The number is a sharp decrease from the 161 reported missing in Kerr County alone.

Kerr County residents will be in recovery and cleanup mode for a while. Baylor University and BearAid disaster relief are among the many groups stepping in to help with the healing process.

TEXAS, USA — Steve Edwards, a resident of Tom Green County, died in the historic flooding that swept through Kerr County Texas July 4, Tom Green County Dispatch confirmed.

In both a feat of incredible strength and endurance and a show of support for those suffering in the wake of devastating floods in Central Texas, a man laced up his shoes on Monday and ran until Tuesday evening.

After flash floods swept through central Texas in July 2025, people online searched for reasons why the disaster was so deadly.