Texas lawmakers’ inaction on flood prevention often hits rural and economically disadvantaged communities the hardest, experts said.

That includes an orange cat named Sampson, who disappeared when his family’s house was destroyed. “Samson’s owner did not give up looking for him. The family lost their home in the flood and both family cats were thought to be swept away,” Kerr Pets Alive said in a TikTok post.

It's not yet clear how much tax revenue the county could lose due to the lower property values, Kerr County officials say.

Kerrville officials said the county will live stream the meeting on its official YouTube channel to limit crowding and accommodate those who would prefer to stay off the roads.

On Wednesday, July 16, Buc-ee’s announced the Robert Earl Keen and Friends: Applause For The Cause. According to the press release, Robert (a Texan from Kerrville) wanted to find a way to lend a helping hand to the people of Kerr County,

A 16-member search and rescue team from the Czech Republic was among the groups that came to Texas to help with search and rescue efforts in Kerr County.

The Commerce Department acting inspector general's office will evaluate the National Weather Service’s actions around the catastrophic flooding in Texas

Less than 5% of homes in the county's FEMA floodplain had flood coverage, well below the national average. Uptake was even worse in other areas that flooded.