Follow along for developments on the July Fourth floods along the Guadalupe River in Kerr County and Central Texas.

Debates and finger-pointing began almost immediately, with Texans questioning whether the state is ignoring the effects of climate change and whether state and federal budget cuts to the National Weather Service and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration impacted the ability to deliver timely warning messages.

Amanda Jones of Anderson was camping along the Guadalupe River near Kerrville with her husband, four children, and three dogs when storms began moving through the area late Thursday night. They arrived at their campsite on July 3 around 3 p.m. and had settled in by early evening, pitching their tent roughly 20 yards from a tributary of the river.