With more than 170 still missing, communities must reconcile how to pick up the pieces around a waterway that remains both a wellspring and a looming menace.

More than 100 people have died during the devastating flash flooding in Texas.

At least 120 people were killed and more than 160 people are believed to still be missing.

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Twenty-seven of those killed were children and staff attending Camp Mystic, an all-girls summer camp situated on the banks of the Guadalupe River.

“Mary Grace was a bright light in our close-knit school family, known for her kindness and friendship to all, her joyful spirit and her love for her faith and family,” St. Anne Catholic School in Beau...