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,

Search teams persisted in sifting through debris in Texas Hill Country on Wednesday as hopes of finding more survivors dimmed five days after flash floods tore through the region, killing at least 110 people,

Officials are being pressed about their response and whether there could have been a better warning system.

Of all the counties affected, Kerr County suffered the greatest losses as a deadly wall of water roared down the Guadalupe River in the early morning hours of July 4. Wednesday evening, the City of Kerrville came together in a vigil at Antler Stadium to pray for the victims and those still missing after the flood.

Amid staggering loss, hundreds gathered in mourning and prayer at a Wednesday night vigil for the victims of the July Fourth floods.

Hundreds gathered at Antler Stadium in Kerrville to mourn and pray for those impacted by the devastating 4th of July flood, including beloved Coach Reece Zunker and his wife who died, and their missing children.

Officials in flood-stricken central Texas on Wednesday again deflected mounting questions about whether they could have done more to warn people ahead of devastating flash flooding that killed at least 119 people on July 4.

At least 119 people have been confirmed dead across six counties, and more than 170 are still missing after flash flooding spurred on by massive rainfall, according to Nexstar affiliate KXAN. As of Wednesday morning,