A Kerrville-area river authority executed a contract for a flood warning system that would have been used to help with emergency response, local officials said.

Over the last decade, an array of Texas state and local agencies missed opportunities to fund a flood warning system, including failing to secure roughly $1 million US for a project to better protect Kerr County’s 50,

The number of confirmed deaths from the Texas Hill Country floods rose to 95 in Kerr County on Wednesday, Sheriff Larry Leitha said.

As of 6:25 p.m. on Wednesday, 96 people — 60 adults and 36 children — are dead after Hill Country flooding, Kerr County officials said.

Kerr County and the Upper Guadalupe River Authority have tried several times to get funding to upgrade flood alerts on the river, dating back to 2016.

While searches continue their pain-staking work, holding out hope, of finding some survivors. Kerr County officials face mounting questions about whether enough was done to get people out before the flood came in.

As the search and recovery continues in Kerry County, the issue of emergency sirens have become a focus both locally and across teas.

The Hunt Store was badly damaged by the Texas floods, but the owner vows to rebuild the landmark where Kinky Friedman and other music stars performed.

As of 8 a.m. Wednesday morning, 95 people have been confirmed killed in Kerr County, Kerr County Sheriff Larry L. Leitha said during a morning news conference. The 95 individuals

Authorities confirmed Wednesday that 120 people have died in the central Texas floods. Follow for live updates.