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.

The flooding brought the Guadalupe to its second-highest point in history, according to the National Weather Service, which urged people in the affected area to move to higher ground.