Dick Eastland, the Camp Mystic owner who pushed for flood alerts on the Guadalupe River, was killed in last week’s deadly surge.

The state leaves building zoning and permits up to the individual counties. And in most non-city counties, such as Kerr, which had 96 deaths as of Thursday due to floods, some officials tend to be lenient towards building owners with restrictions, some state leaders and environmental experts told ABC News.

Follow for live updates in the Texas flooding as the death toll rises to 120, as rescue operations start to shift to recovery phase

Renee Smajstrla, a 8-year-old straight-A student from Ingram, Texas, who had played a role in her school’s production of “The Wizard of Oz,” was one of the victims who died in the flash floods at Camp Mystic, her family said.

Just two days before devastating floods claimed at least 27 lives at Camp Mystic, the Texas Department of State Health Services signed off on the youth camp's emergency plans, according to records obtained by ABC News.

Scott Ruskan helped save over 200 lives in the deadly flooding in Central Texas over the July 4th weekend. He's a former collegiate athlete and "team first guy."

On "Today with Jenna and Friends," Jenna Bush Hager opened up about sending her kids off to summer camp in Texas after last week's tragic flooding.

In the wake of Texas' catastrophic floods, faith communities have rallied in prayer, mourning and relief efforts to support grieving families and survivors.