State and local officials say dozens of people remain missing, but the list fluctuates as reports come into a hotline.

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

Federal forecasters issued their first flood warning at 1:14 a.m. on July 4. Local officials haven’t shed light on when they ...

Officials balked at the cost for installing a siren warning system and the potential for sirens to blare in the middle of the ...

Kerr County first tried to secure $1 million for a flood warning system in 2017, but could not. Could such a system have ...

While sirens can help in areas with shaky cell service, experts say officials also need to consider alert fatigue and provide ...

Kerr County failed to secure a warning system, even as local officials remained aware of the risks and as billions of dollars ...

In 2021, Kerr County incorporated FEMA's Integrated Public Alert & Warning System (IPAWS) into CodeRED, so that messages ...

Recordings provided to CBS News showed first responders asking for an emergency alert to be sent, but dispatchers delayed ...

Residents say Kerr County's use of mass alerts was sporadic and inconsistent as floods hit. Local officials have not answered questions about when and how they utilized the system in place since 2009.