“Once we learned [Kerr County was] affected, we knew we had to come down here. We knew this was a mission to come and help our brothers,” Aldaba said.

Local officials in Kerrville, Texas, say they have received death threats amid public scrutiny over whether more could have been done ahead of this month’s deadly storm and flash flooding.

On Sunday, recovery efforts in the region were paused as the flood risk rose more than a week after devastating deluges killed at least 130 people and left dozens missing.

Texas has weathered more than its fair share of nature’s fury, enduring a century of hurricanes, floods, explosions and tornadoes that have left deep scars on communities across the state, according to the National Environmental Satellite Data and Information Service.

Fort Worth City Hall is hosting a community vigil tonight (Monday) at 7:30 p.m. to honor Central Texas flood victims.

Rescue crews in Texas kept a wary eye on river levels Monday, hoping to resume the search for people still missing from catastrophic flooding that pummeled Central Texas and the Hill Country earlier t...