With hundreds confirmed dead, questions remain about the local response to flood warnings. Meanwhile, lawmakers will weigh measures to mitigate future disasters.

The acting administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency is pushing back on criticisms of the federal response to the central Texas floods that killed at least 136 people.

The severity of the flash flooding that killed more than 130 people in Texas's Hill Country was difficult to predict, officials said Wednesday.

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas state lawmakers gathered at the Capitol Wednesday to examine the catastrophic July 4th flooding that killed more than 130 people in the Hill Country, with officials identifying major communication breakdowns that hampered emergency response efforts during the disaster.

Texas lawmakers are scrutinizing the state’s emergency response to the July 4 floods that killed at least 136 people.

Janice Riley, Michelle Annette, and Lisa Aguillen reflect on volunteering with Kerrville flood victims, witnessing heartbreaking loss and moments of hope in the Texas community

"She was recovered in the Kerrville area," Abbott said in a statement on social media. The deadly flooding over the Fourth of July weekend killed at least 136 people, including dozens of girls at Camp Mystic, along the Guadalupe River, according to officials.