Gary, DeeAnn, Jake and Megan all lost their lives. Harley is still among the missing. Both families lived in Canyon Lake but have ties to the Houston and Mont Belvieu areas. Hutch and Beth Bryan, formerly of Houston, died in the Texas Hill Country flooding.

A Kerrville teenager survived for hours in raging floodwaters after the July Fourth floods in the Texas Hill Country washed away his family's home and claimed over 100 lives in the region.

State and local officials said they did their best to coordinate evacuations and rescues, but better cellphone service might help in future floods.

About four miles downriver from Acevedo's team in Kerrville, Roberto Marquez was found working on a memorial. "I've made 148. But I believe we need to make another 18," Marquez said. The artist is handmaking crosses to honor those lost across Texas.

Two ambulances and four team members from the St. Joseph Health EMS team are headed to the Texas Hill Country to help with flood relief efforts.

Michael Coen, chief of staff of FEMA under former presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden, called on the state to be more proactive in preparing for disasters.

Parker said dozens of families in Fort Worth have connections to the affected areas of the Hill Country. Fort Worth has deployed 28 firefighters to the affected areas, said Assistant Fire Chief Ray Hill. Many are on the front lines of search and recovery efforts as members of Texas A&M Task Force 1.

Before football talk kicked off at SEC Media Days, Commissioner Greg Sankey opened up the four-day event by remembering those affected by the floods in the Texas Hill Country.