Kerr County, missing and flood
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"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.
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A review by Texas lawmakers into the catastrophic July 4 floods has no intention of second-guessing decisions by local officials or assigning blame over the tragedy that killed at least 136 people, a top Republican leading the effort said Wednesday.
A man and a little girl from Camp Mystic were still missing, Abbott said. He last said the death toll stood at 135.
The severity of the flash flooding that killed more than 130 people in Texas's Hill Country was difficult to predict, officials said Wednesday.
Texas lawmakers’ inaction on flood prevention often hits rural and economically disadvantaged communities the hardest, experts said.
The Upper Guadalupe River Authority had a $3 million reserve, but cut taxes rather than replacing an outdated flood alert system before the July 4 Hill