KERRVILLE, Texas — Texas-based company James Avery artisan jewelry is mourning the loss of a young family member who died in last week's flash flooding. The company's chairman announced Friday that 8-year-old Renee Smajstrla died in the Kerr County floods. She was a camper at Camp Mystic. The camp has lost 27 campers and counselors in the flood.

Photos of Camp Mystic and other areas along the Guadalupe River shows the devastating aftermath of the Fourth of July floods in Texas.

As the search for five missing Camp Mystic campers and one counselor continues, the summer camp community in Texas and across the country is offering support for a place that has become special to thousands of girls over the years.

Camp Mystic is grieving the loss of 27 campers and counselors following the catastrophic flooding on the Guadalupe River. Our hearts are broken alongside our families that are enduring this unimaginable tragedy.

In the wake of an unprecedented flood that swept through Camp Mystic in the early hours of July 4, a longtime camper and now program director has shared an emotional tribute about her "little slice of heaven.

Gov. Greg Abbott proclaimed Sunday a day of prayer, urging Texans to lift “the lives lost, those still missing, the recovery of our communities and the

The White House says the president will visit the state emergency operations center to meet with first responders and relatives of flood victims.

Texas has identified more than $50 billion in flood control needs, but lawmakers have devoted just $1.4 billion to address them