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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

In the wake of the deadly July 4 flooding in Kerr County, a new state legislative committee is working to prevent future tragedies. The Joint House and