After flash floods swept through central Texas in July 2025, people online searched for reasons why the disaster was so deadly.

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.

The Texas Legislature is scheduled to convene Monday for a special session, which now includes flood-related issues.

Since 2016, the topic of a "flood warning system" for Kerr County has come up at 20 different county commissioners' meetings, according to minutes.The idea for a system was first introduced by Kerr County Commissioner Thomas Moser and Emergency Management Coordinator Dub Thomas in March 2016.

Kerr County officials rejected federal aid in 2021 that could have funded flood sirens, citing political objections.

Twice, the Texas Division of Emergency Management turned down Kerr County's requests for money to improve flood warnings.

The search for bodies continued nearly a week after deadly flooding in Texas. With 121 people confirmed dead and at least 161 still missing, officials there are facing scrutiny. The National Weather Service issued several watches and warnings before midnight on July 3,

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick told CBS News Monday that the state of Texas could pay for storm sirens along the Guadalupe River.

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

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.