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A large percentage of people still unaccounted for were probably visiting the area, Kerr County Judge Rob Kelly said.
The official tally of storm-related deaths across Texas rose to 131 on Monday as authorities warned of yet another round of heavy rains 10 days after a Hill Country flash flood that transformed the Guadalupe River into a killer torrent.
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KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — Rescue crews in Texas kept a wary eye on river levels Monday, hoping to resume the search for people still missing from catastrophic flooding that pummeled the central part of the state earlier this month and killed at least 132 people.
President Trump has not talked about eliminating FEMA as the emergency response agency helps with recovery efforts from the Texas floods.
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About four miles downriver from Acevedo's team in Kerrville, Roberto Marquez was found working on a memorial. "I've made 148. But I believe we need to make another 18," Marquez said. The artist is handmaking crosses to honor those lost across Texas.
Plus, Republicans strategists are advising lawmakers to appeal to working class voters when selling Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill" ahead of the midterms.
The family of a man who survived the deadly Fourth of July flood in Kerrville said that the bodies of his father, stepmother and 1-year-old brother have been found.
Students say in Kerr County, they’re doing similar work as they do during preparation for the yearly student bonfire, and already having those skills has made their help efficient and effective.