Officials say rescue efforts began when two Kerrville Police officers rescued people in Hunt as the flood waters began to rise.
Kerrville Police Sgt. Jonathan Lamb said at a press conference Wednesday that other officers joined in the rescue efforts in the hours that followed.
"They rescued people out of vehicles. They rescued people out of homes that were already flooding, pulling them out of windows."
Lamb says officers evacuated over 100 homes and evacuated and rescued over 200 people in the initial hours of the flooding.