In what experts call "Flash Flood Alley," the terrain reacts quickly to rainfall steep slopes, rocky ground, and narrow riverbeds leave little time for warning.

With more than 170 still missing, communities must reconcile how to pick up the pieces around a waterway that remains both a wellspring and a looming menace.

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick signaled that he plans to push for the state to pay for sirens erected alongside the Guadalupe River in the wake of the devastating flash floods that led to the deaths of over 100 people.

Texas lawmakers failed to pass a bill in the regular legislative session that would have improved local governments’ emergency communications infrastructure.

The death toll in the central Texas flooding is up to 119 people, 95 of them in Kerr County, including 36 children.

Flash flooding is common enough around the crescent-shaped region from Dallas through the Hill Country, the area earned the nickname "Flash Flood Alley."

The older brother of former San Francisco Giants pitcher Tyler Walker is missing after Texas flooding, along with his wife and their son.

A woman who was swept away by the fast-rising flood waters of the Guadalupe River not only survived the raging water for more than 15 miles, she also held on to a tree for hours until she could be rescued.