Officials in Texas are promising to address concerns about flood warnings in parts of the state, but say the ongoing search-and-rescue efforts must be complete first.

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Officials in Texas have stated they will address criticisms regarding the effectiveness of flood warning systems in the state, but only after current search-and-rescue efforts for missing individuals are finished. The governor has promised a special session to examine not just emergency warning systems, but also broader issues such as emergency communications, relief funding, and disaster preparedness legislation.

In Comfort, Texas, local authorities highlighted the role of their flood warning siren, which was activated as river levels rose. The community, which has experience with past floods, narrowly avoided the worst impacts this time but remains heavily involved in ongoing rescue operations. As water levels begin to recede, search teams expect to access previously unreachable areas to continue their efforts.

Texas officials to address flood warnings after search complete

As hope dwindles, searchers persevere. And hard questions still without answers. We're not running, we're not going to hide from anything. That's going to be checked into at a later time. I wish I could tell you that time. I don't know that time. Now the governor promising a special session to address criticisms about insufficient flood warnings. One of the places they may turn to, Comfort, Texas. When floodwaters surged, this siren went off. The siren helped our people. Fire Chief Danny Morales took us inside the command center which allows them to monitor weather and water gauges in key areas. 11 a.m. on 4th of July, it was 35 feet here in Comfort, the river. The decision to sound the alarm made here. The flood warning system is number two. A simple but effective system, mostly paid for with grants. The house was about in this general area here. So you can see how far from the creek it was. For Morales, this is personal. I lost my granddad in the 78 flood here in Comfort, you know. And ever since then, you know, I've made it a point that, you know, I'm going to try to better our warning systems for our community. This time around, Comfort escaped the worst. But its department is heavily involved in the search operation for the more than 170 still missing. It's just getting through these brush piles. I mean, I've been in some piles that are the size of school buses. You just have to methodically get through them. It's been hot, humid. Jimmy Castro has been transporting rescue crews up and down the river in this high water rescue vehicle. What keeps you going in all this? The community, the kids, everyone that lost their lives. We weren't impacted that bad. So it's like we got to do it for them. Katie Rode scans the debris piles. The department recovered a body not far from here. Rode, who is also a pastor, struggles with how many are still unaccounted for. There's a line in the funeral prayer where we say that God makes holy the resting places of all of God's people. And if you think about it that way, this entire river has become a very holy place because this is a resting place for a lot of God's people. So that's been in my mind. Off again to transport another crew down the river. The heartrending search continues. And Christine, a lot of the water still running very fast and high but they are starting to recede including at this creek behind us. What that means is that searchers are soon going to be able to access debris piles that they couldn't safely access before. Areas that have been identified by helicopters and cadaver dogs. Katie, you mentioned the Texas governor. I understand we have specifics tonight about what he plans to discuss with his team? Yeah, it's going to go beyond just emergency warning systems. They're going to look at emergency communications. There were a lot of criticisms about that as well as relief funding and legislation around natural disaster preparedness. Katie, thanks for this. Katie Nicholson in Comfort, Texas tonight.

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