A Texas non-profit foundation on Friday said $30 million has been raised to support those in Kerr County impacted by the recent floods. “In just one week, donors from across Texas and beyond have

Experts suggested that more data and education are needed as Texas and the rest of the country build in known flood plains.

In other words, we keep playing a game of chance with forces indifferent to us—until we are finally reminded of the cost of losing.

Officials in Kerr County, Texas — where 27 children at a Christian summer camp were killed in catastrophic flooding — had discussed installing a flood warning system along the banks of

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.

"I hope that everyone knows, prayers work and God is still out there," Kerrville resident Donna Ragsdale said.

In Kerrville and the surrounding towns in Kerr County, Independence Day is one of the busiest times of year as people travel in from around the state to celebrate the holiday. One of the destinations families pick in Kerrville is Jellystone Park on the Guadalupe River.