Religion and the river are constant Kerr County touchstones. As residents lean on their faith, they grapple with their relationship to the water.

In the Texas Hill Country, as the search for loved ones lost to the Guadalupe River ends, the search for their belongings begins.

More than 170 people are still believed to be missing a week after the forceful floodwater hit over the July Fourth weekend.

Aaron Parsley, a senior editor at 'Texas Monthly' and former longtime staffer at PEOPLE, recalled being plunged into floodwaters with family members during the deadly storm in Texas on the Fourth of July.

The organizations working together to help the flood victims said that 'no additional in-kind donations (clothing, food, supplies) are needed in Kerrville.' They said the best way to help is with monetary donations.

Plans to develop a flood monitoring system in the Texas county hit hardest by deadly floods were scheduled to begin only a few weeks later.

Walston drove from his home to the Center Point Bridge on FM 480 near Highway 27, where he shot video of the river below. He recorded nearly 38 minutes of surging water as it rose over 20 feet, carrying massive cypress trees, debris and even a house.

The Texas Hill Country has been notorious for flash floods caused by the Guadalupe River. Here's why the area is called "Flash Flood Alley."

CENTER POINT, Texas – Less than an hour into his mission ... as he scoured the banks of the Guadalupe River. “That’s why we’re out here.” On Tuesday, hundreds of volunteers in flood-wrecked Kerr County entered their fifth day of search and ...