As the senior pastor at the Kerrville First United Methodist Church, David Payne is familiar with the question: "If God has the ability to stop it, why didn't he?"

The Texas Hill Country floods have impacted families from all over the country, including Marco Acosta and his relatives, who experienced the disaster’s aftermath in different locations.

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.

Many have decried Kerr County's lack of sirens on the Guadalupe River. Officials in counties that have the systems say they are well worth the money.

Texas’ oldest dance hall opened its floor Sunday to support a community staple damaged in the deadly Hill Country floods.

The floodwaters that surged through the Texas Hill Country revealed gaps in preparation, communication and oversight that left so many in harm’s way.

KVUE and our sister stations in TEGNA collaborated to cover the Texas floods, and those stories are now being shared in "Hearts and Heroes: Flooding in the Texas Hill Country." You can stream this special tonight at 6:30 p.m. on KVUE+ after KVUE News at 6 p.m.

The Facebook group Found on the Guadalupe River has racked up 38,000 followers as volunteers seek to reunite treasured items with Texas Hill Country flood victims.

The country singer's brother and sister-in-law passed away and their children are missing after the devastating floods that hit Texas on July 4.