When asked about the timing of efforts to alert residents about deadly floods, Kerr County Sheriff said, "there's going to be an after action" and says getting closure for families is his priority.

More than 2,000 people from multiple agencies were assisting the effort in Kerr County, Sheriff Larry Leitha said.

At a Wednesday morning press conference, Kerr County Sheriff Larry Leitha declined to answer a question about delayed emergency alerts, saying that an "after-action" would follow the search and rescue efforts. "Those questions are gonna be answered," he added.

SAN ANTONIO — A second week of search and recovery efforts for flood victims in Kerr County is expected to begin Monday following a brief pause Sunday due to an emergency weather alert from Kerr County officials.

A newly surfaced video shows Kerr County commissioners and residents in 2021 delaying over $10 million in federal funds —dismissing it as "Biden money"—that could have been used for critical infrastructure upgrades. The decision is now under fire after the destructive July 4 Texas floods exposed weaknesses in the county's emergency systems.

Dispatch audio has surfaced from the critical hours before a deadly flood hit its height in Kerr County, helping piece together the timeframe local officials have yet to provide amid public

Although a new round of floods elsewhere prompted emergency rescues Sunday, no injuries or deaths were reported.

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

Local officials in Kerr County continue facing public scrutiny after days of seeming to deflect questions about their preparedness and response to the July 4 flash flood that left dozens dead.

In the last nine years, federal funding for a system has been denied to the county as it contends with a tax base hostile to government overspending.