A Kerrville-area river authority executed a contract for a flood warning system that would have been used to help with emergency response, local officials said.

As of 6:25 p.m. on Wednesday, 96 people — 60 adults and 36 children — are dead after Hill Country flooding, Kerr County officials said.

As of the end of the day Tuesday, there were still five Camp Mystic campers and one counselor unaccounted for, with identification pending for 19 adults and seven children. Another child not associated with the camp is also missing.

While searches continue their pain-staking work, holding out hope, of finding some survivors. Kerr County officials face mounting questions about whether enough was done to get people out before the flood came in.

As of 8 a.m. Wednesday morning, 95 people have been confirmed killed in Kerr County, Kerr County Sheriff Larry L. Leitha said during a morning news conference. The 95 individuals

As the search and recovery continues in Kerry County, the issue of emergency sirens have become a focus both locally and across teas.

Kerr County is looking at how much warning was given before the flood and how to prevent the next disaster, while donations pour in for flood victims.

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 or whether they saw them in time to take action.

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.

Amid the Lone Star State's historic floods, the Trump administration is retreating from disaster preparedness.