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.

The number of confirmed deaths from the Texas Hill Country floods rose to 95 in Kerr County on Wednesday, Sheriff Larry Leitha said.

The flooding created financial peril for many small businesses owners. Now they are cleaning up and working to get back on their feet.

Kerr County officials gave an update following the devastating and deadly flooding over the July 4th weekend in Central Texas.

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

"I hope that everyone knows, prayers work and God is still out there," Kerrville resident Donna Ragsdale said.

As of 6:25 p.m. on Wednesday, 96 people — 60 adults and 36 children — are dead after Hill Country flooding, Kerr County officials said.

Kerr County, Texas and national search and rescue operations will continue Monday around the Guadalupe River, where families wait for news of their loved ones.

John David Trolinger, a former Kerry County, Texas, IT director and registered pilot, was part of the team that installed Code-Red at the county level more than a decade ago. It sends recorded messages and texts to warn people about life threatening emergencies,

As families and search crews sift through debris, mangled trees and toppled vehicles in Kerr County after the catastrophic Fourth of July flooding, authorities are facing growing questions about whether enough warnings were issued.