Nonprofit Joint Task Force K-9s is taking a team of four cadaver dogs to Kerr County, Texas in hopes of helping bring families closure after devastating flooding.

Commissioner Wayne Christian said the initiative is intended to reduce delays and update systems, not cut workers.

As the Guadalupe River swelled from a wall of water heading downstream, sirens blared over the tiny river community of Comfort -- a last-ditch warning to get out for those who had missed cellphone alerts and firefighters going street-to-street telling people to get out.

Faith-based organizations are helping Texans heal spiritually as they cope with the aftermath of deadly floods.