More than 130 people are dead after devastating flooding in the Texas Hill Country that began early on the Fourth of July.

Readers have questions about Texas’ inaction after years of floods and why people keep building in flood zones.

More than a week after deadly floods struck Central Texas, search and rescue teams are continuing to probe debris for those still missing.

This map shows where camps along the Guadalupe River were impacted by the July 4 flood. Meteorologists Pat Cavlin and Kim Castro detail how it all happened.

More than 2,000 first responders and countless more volunteers continue to search for the missing in Kerr County nearly two weeks after the Guadalupe River rose.

At least 135 people, including 37 children, died in the torrential downpour over the July 4 holiday weekend. The number of missing people dropped sharply on Saturday.

A study puts the spotlight on Texas as the leading U.S. state by far for flood-related deaths, with more than 1,000 of them from 1959 to 2019.

"These people are hurting deeper, the most deep hurt that can be. And they need to grieve and they need to be loved," said Lavonda Koons.

The last time Lindsey McLeod McCrory saw her daughter Blakely alive, the young girl was heading to camp wearing a simple yet profound necklace – one that would later reconnect Blakely to her mother after she died.

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick signaled that he plans to push for the state to pay for sirens erected alongside the Guadalupe River in the wake of the devastating flash floods that led to the deaths of over 100 people.