The number of confirmed deaths from the Texas Hill Country floods rose to 95 in Kerr County on Wednesday, Sheriff Larry Leitha said.

As of 6:25 p.m. on Wednesday, 96 people — 60 adults and 36 children — are dead after Hill Country flooding, Kerr County officials said.

In the days after the devastating flood that killed dozens in Central Texas, local officials have deflected direct questions about preparations and warnings in advance of the storm that struck July Fourth.

The number of people missing after devastating floods in Texas continues to climb, with officials warning that the recovery effort is far from over despite thousands of first responders clearing debris and searching for survivors.

As ABC News first reported, during a meeting on April 17 of this year, the Upper Guadalupe River Authority's Board of Directors unanimously voted to select a company known as Kisters "as the firm to develop a Flood Warning System in Kerr County."

The event was held as search crews and volunteers continued to scour miles along the Guadalupe River for the people still missing.

Kerr County and the Upper Guadalupe River Authority have tried several times to get funding to upgrade flood alerts on the river, dating back to 2016.

Twice, the Texas Division of Emergency Management turned down Kerr County's requests for money to improve flood warnings.