Even as state and local officials deflect or even criticize questions seeking answers about the lack of flash flood warning systems in Kerr County that caused the deaths of more than 120 people, including 36 children, last weekend along the Guadalupe River, eight legal experts tell The Texas Lawbook that now is the time to begin seeking and preserving evidence and investigating what happened and how it happened. The lawyers, who specialize in representing victims and defendants in these kinds of catastrophic events, said the families and survivors are not thinking about money — only answers. “It is hard to even talk about this because it is so horrible and still so raw, but this tragedy, it just shouldn’t happen,” Dallas lawyer Andy Payne said. “When you’re dealing with little kids who can’t make decisions on their own, you’re relying on the camp to be responsible. There are [weather] alerts going out, and there’s nobody responding to it. It’s just incredible, honestly.” (Photo by Julio Cortez/The Associated Press)