Hovering above the debris-strewn Guadalupe River, drone pilot Jordy Marks scans the flood-ravaged landscape with a quiet determination. As part of a civilian search and rescue team, Marks is helping guide ground crews to areas still untouched nearly a week after deadly floodwaters swept through Central Texas.

The Houston Texans were the first to announce their donations on Saturday, July 5, with more coming throughout the week. The Dallas Cowboys and the NFL Foundation joined the Texans on Sunday, July 6, with each contributing $500,000 in a $1.5 million total donation.

The Department of Homeland Security says it's making FEMA less "bloated." Opponents say that cost people their lives in Texas.

Kerr County repeatedly failed to secure a warning system, even as local officials remained aware of the risks and as billions of dollars were available for similar projects.

Public officials in the area have come under repeated criticism amid questions about the timeline of what happened and why widespread warnings were

KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — Over the last decade, an array of Texas state and local agencies missed opportunities to fund a flood warning system intended to avert a disaster like the one that killed dozens of young campers and scores of others in Kerr County on the Fourth of July.

On Thursday at 8:46 p.m. a flood advisory was released by the NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC in effect until Friday at 2:45 a.m. for Burke County.

People living in flood-prone areas along parts of the East Coast were told to be ready to act if flooding intensifies.

Recent flash flooding in Texas​, New Mexico​ and North Carolina​ is highlighting the extreme danger of these natural disasters and the need to be prepared.

A flood advisory was issued by the NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC on Thursday at 9:12 p.m. in effect until Friday at 12:15 a.m. for Catawba County.