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.

Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo held a moment of silence Thursday honoring the victims of the recent floods in Central Texas.

In 2021, Kerr County incorporated FEMA's Integrated Public Alert & Warning System (IPAWS) into CodeRED, so that messages could reach tourists and others not in the local database. The IPAWS system allows local officials to broadcast emergency messages and send text blasts to all phones in the area.

At least 120 people have died and some 173 people remain unaccounted for statewide, nearly a week after flash floods ravaged the Texas Hill Country.

Follow for live updates in the Texas flooding as the death toll rises to 120, as rescue operations start to shift to recovery phase

Twice, the Texas Division of Emergency Management turned down Kerr County's requests for money to improve flood warnings.

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

TEGNA Texas created a new charitable fund raising money to support people impacted by devastating floods in Central Texas.