Less than 5% of homes in the county's FEMA floodplain had flood coverage, well below the national average. Uptake was even worse in other areas that flooded.

The Commerce Department acting inspector general's office will evaluate the National Weather Service’s actions around the catastrophic flooding in Texas

As the water rises, so does the Kerr County community, especially one man who reunited a brother and sister, swept away in the flood.

Commissioners in Kerr County, Texas, are set to meet Monday in their first official court hearing since more than 100 people in the county, including children and counselors at a summer camp, were killed in catastrophic flooding last week.

Kerr County, like much of the Texas Hill Country, sits in “Flash Flood Alley” — one of the most flood-prone regions in North America.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says there have now been 135 deaths statewide from flooding on July 4, including 116 people in Kerr County.

"Our hearts are broken alongside our families that are enduring this unimaginable tragedy," Camp Mystic's update stated. "We are praying for them constantly."

The number of deaths due to the flooding in Texas is now at least 78, according to the latest information from state officials. “Well, FEMA is something we can talk about later, but right now they're busy working, so we'll leave it at that," the president said.

Recordings provided to CBS News showed first responders asking for an emergency alert to be sent, but dispatchers delayed because they needed special authorization.

At least 161 are still unaccounted for after the July Fourth floods that saw the waters of the Guadalupe rise to historic levels in Central Texas, officials with Kerr County said Friday. Authorities have confirmed 103 deaths, 36 of whom are children.

After flash floods swept through central Texas in July 2025, people online searched for reasons why the disaster was so deadly.