The Hunt family is in mourning after devastating flooding struck central Texas over the July 4 holiday weekend. The death toll has risen to near 90 from massive rains in the Texas Hill Country that led to catastrophic flooding of the Guadalupe River — and the heartbreaking losses include 9-year-old Janie Hunt.

The flood in Hunt, Texas, claims the life of 19-year-old camp counselor Chloe Childress, causing grief in the community.

He tied a garden hose around his waist and waded into chest-deep water. What happened next during the Texas floods is being called heroic.

As floodwaters rose in Texas, camp counselors hoisted children onto rafters, carried them to dry ground and sang with them to keep them calm.

A Fourth of July celebration at a family cottage turned into a nightmare as floodwaters surged into their home, forcing them to seek refuge in the attic.

The high school senior was met with a small miracle when he returned to his home after the water receded and found his dog, alive in the washing machine.

Over the last decade, an array of local and state agencies have missed opportunities to fund a flood warning system intended to avert the type of disaster that swept away dozens of youth campers and others in Kerr County,