As the storm system intensified overnight, rainfall totals surged beyond predictions, overwhelming the area’s rivers, creeks, and storm drainage systems.

Warnings predicted both Texas floods and Hurricane Helene. But in both disasters, people were left in harm’s way.

The Texas Senate and Texas House have formed select committees to address disaster preparedness and flooding, with the first hearings scheduled for July 23 and a second in Kerrville.

People awoke from water rushing around them during the early morning hours of July 4, all along the Guadalupe River in the Texas Hill Country. Residents were seemingly caught off guard, but warnings had been issued days and hours before floodwaters began carrying away homes,

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

It is hard to look at the heartbreak of the disaster in Texas. In Colorado past flash floods have brought similar heartache and similar threats.

The Texas House and Senate will appoint a nine-person select committee to look at disaster preparedness and the recent flooding across Central Texas.

The deadly Texas floods have brought the state's approach to land approvals, especially in flood-prone areas, under more scrutiny.

A top priority for Gov. Greg Abbott going forward is flood response and preparedness, following the devastating flooding in the Hill Country. In addition to more than a dozen legislative items set to be discussed in an upcoming special session,