CNN’s Gustavo Valdes visits Howdy’s, a bar along the Guadalupe River in Kerrville, Texas. The bar’s owner says they reopened to serve the community by giving locals somewhere to come together amid the tragedy.

The organizations working together to help the flood victims said that 'no additional in-kind donations (clothing, food, supplies) are needed in Kerrville.' They said the best way to help is with monetary donations.

Religion and the river are constant Kerr County touchstones. As residents lean on their faith, they grapple with their relationship to the water.

Walston drove from his home to the Center Point Bridge on FM 480 near Highway 27, where he shot video of the river below. He recorded nearly 38 minutes of surging water as it rose over 20 feet, carrying massive cypress trees, debris and even a house.

On Water Street in the City of Kerrville, a memorial wall dedicated to the lives lost in last Friday’s devastating flood is growing.

New human settlements constructed in recent years have made the waterway more hazardous, UT-Arlington civil engineering professor says.

Despite officials urging civilians to stay away, volunteers have joined the search for missing people and the cleanup on the Guadalupe River.

Dumas native Tommy Ireland wanted a fresh start following his wife’s passing. He found his home along the Guadalupe River in Kerrville, Texas. But six months later, he would