People awoke from water rushing around them during the early morning hours of July 4, all along the Guadalupe River in the Texas Hill Country. Residents were seemingly caught off guard, but warnings had been issued days and hours before floodwaters began carrying away homes,

TUCSON, Ariz. — The small business community spirit is what Native Tucsonan Jordan Aspen says brought her to Kerrville, TX. She lived there for nearly three years before the July 4 floods tore through Kerr County and surrounding Hill Country towns.

The idea came from a Kerrville family who wanted to find a way to give back. Quickly, the word spread and dozens are helping out.

George Strait is hosting a benefit concert on July 27 to aid Texas Hill Country flood victims, featuring fellow artists and proceeds going to the Vaqueros Del Mar Texas Flood Relief Fund.

Local business owners host a benefit at Politics Spirits & Games, raising funds for Hill Country flood victims with pulled pork sandwich sales.

KERR COUNTY, Texas — A devastating scene unfolded in the Hill Country on the Fourth of July as dozens of people, including children, died after major flooding in Kerr County. That number is expected to increase as search-and-rescue operations continue this weekend and beyond.

The body of Katherine Ferruzzo, a recent graduate of Memorial High School, was recovered Friday, according to a statement from her family.

Several singers and bands have announced benefit concerts to support those impacted by the devastated Hill Country floods.