Texas officials face questions over who monitored weather and warned of floodwaters heading toward camps and homes.

Kerrville Mayor Joe Herring scolded reporters for shouting questions during a press conference. He then responded to NBC News' Morgan Chesky's question about why a flood warning system had not gone into place despite past county discussions.

Kerrville’s mayor said he was unaware of any help sent by the state to his community ahead of the flood, a day after Gov. Greg Abbott said the state had “assets, resources and personnel” in place two days before a flood tore through the Hill Country.

Before hundreds of first responders and volunteers from around the country came to help, it was the local residents of Texas Hill Country who faced down a deadly wall of water along the Gaudalope River and witnessed terrifying scenes.

NBC News’ Morgan Chesky asks Kerrville, Texas, Mayor Joe Herring Jr. about records showing that the concept of flood warnings had been discussed at least two dozen times by Kerr County.

KERRVILLE, Texas - The community of Kerrville is grappling with the aftermath of devastating floods as search and rescue operations continue for 161 missing ind

Michael Abner said he was awakened at 5 a.m. on the Fourth of July by the owner of an RV park in Kerrville, Texas, where he was staying as floodwater began reaching his RV. (AP video: Stephen Smith)

A training exercise in the Salt River turned into a real rescue on Tuesday when Mesa firefighters saved a man who wasn't moving in the water. Mesa Fire and Medical crews were doing a swift water drill when they spotted the 75-year0old man and jumped into action. They showed why seconds matter.

Two of the state’s best-known brands, both born in Kerrville, are showing their support for Hill Country flood victims in a big way. Grocery giant H-E-B started as a tiny family-owned store in Kerrville in 1905. H-E-B, a household name to most Texans and headquartered in San Antonio, now has 435 stores in Texas and Mexico.

Many in the MAGA movement are in a state of anger and disbelief over the Justice Department and FBI’s memo disclosing that there was no evidence of a Jeffrey Epstein “client list” that incriminated powerful people amid his perpetration of child sexual abuse. Among those was right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, who posted a video …