Federal forecasters issued their first flood warning at 1:14 a.m. on July 4. Local officials haven’t shed light on when they saw the warnings or whether they saw them in time to take action.

A week after the devastating Texas flooding, serious questions remain about what actions local leaders took after ominous warnings from the National Weather Service, echoing other recent high-profile natural disasters marked by accusations of government complacency.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz says one of the state's elite K-9 units is heading to central Texas to aid in search and recovery efforts following the devastating floods.

Several local officials had tried to convince the community nearly a decade ago to fund a new early flood warning system but were unsuccessful, a Chronicle investigation found.  INVESTIGATION: Camp Mystic was required to have evacuation plans.

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