Officials have reported that 27 campers and counselors from Camp Mystic died in the devastating floods, with five campers and a counselor still missing.

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,

Among the victims of the Kerrville flooding: 70-year-old Dick Eastland, director of Camp Mystic. The Texas Newsroom’s Blaise Gainey reports on Eastland’s legacy and the impact of a tragedy felt deeply across generations of Texas families. All this, plus the Texas Newsroom’s state roundup and Wells Dunbar with the Talk of Texas.

Ted Cruz on July 7 confirmed the National Weather Service had additional manpower the night of deadly flooding in the Hill Country.

Camp Mystic is grieving the loss of 27 campers and counselors following the catastrophic flooding on the Guadalupe River. Our hearts are broken alongside our families that are enduring this unimaginable tragedy.