What we know
- AT LEAST 120 PEOPLE KILLED: Authorities have confirmed at least 120 deaths across six counties, including those of 60 adults and 36 children in Kerr County.
- MANY STILL MISSING: There are still 173 people missing as the hope of finding locating survivors has dwindled. Search-and-rescue operations along the Guadalupe River have shifted to a recovery phase.
- FEMA'S FATE: Questions about what may come next for the Federal Emergency Management Agency are swirling after the floods following President Donald Trump's comments about "getting rid of" it.
- INSPECTOR VISITED CAMP MYSTIC: Two days before the flash floods on the Guadalupe River swept away at least 27 campers and staff members at Camp Mystic, a state inspector was there to approve camp operations and noted that there was a written plan for responding to natural disasters.
'Wall of Hope' honors Texas flood victims
Artist Leo Soto traveled from Miami to Kerrville to construct an interactive tribute to those lost in the floods.
Hundreds of animals at wildlife rescue centers injured in floods
More than 100 injured and orphaned wild animals were brought to the All Things Wild rehabilitation center in the first three days after the Texas floods, the organization said.
With more than 500 animals now receiving care at the donation-based nonprofit facility in Georgetown, it is asking for donations to help support the afflicted wildlife, ranging from baby to adult birds, raccoons and opossums to turtles.
"The flood animals have stretched our resources thin, since each animal must have a species-specific diet and housing, medicine and medical care," board member Christy Hullum told NBC News.
The Austin Wildlife Rescue said on Facebook it had received more than 200 wild animals since the catastrophic weather event.
“From waterlogged killdeer to washed out baby skunks, we are accepting all wildlife in need,” the post read. The Austin rescue center received a $5,000 donation from Miranda Lamber's MuttNation, according to a Facebook post yesterday.
Search for the missing affected by flood debris
NBC News’ Priscilla Thompson reports from Kerrville on how the search for the 161 people missing is impeded by the debris left behind in the wake of the catastrophic floods.
Kerrville residents describe waking up in water as flood struck
Residents of Kerrville say the rapidly rising floodwaters on July Fourth took them by surprise. While phone warnings were sent, many did not hear them.
N.M. death toll remains the same; more devastating rain forecast
The death toll in the New Mexico floods remains at three.
In a news conference today, Ruidoso Mayor Lynn Crawford said that “the threat of rain is imminent, and we’re expecting Saturday something similar to what we had Tuesday.”
Ruidoso Emergency Manager Eric Queller warned, "We are looking at more possible burn scar flooding over the next couple of days."
The number of damaged homes rose from 200 to 400.
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said that the federal government has directly reached out and that she believes Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem may visit the state.
Volunteers work to clear camps devastated by Texas floods
As search crews continue to look for victims of the Texas floods, volunteers are helping clear tons of debris left behind at the camps hit the hardest.
Police decline to answer question about radio system's role in rescue effort
A Kerrville police official declined to say whether the department's radio system hindered rescue efforts.
Asked whether police radios' inability to communicate directly with county radios hampered rescue or recovery efforts, Community Services Officer Chief Jonathan Lamb told NBC News, "I don’t have any information to that point."
Lamb then took three more questions and abruptly ended the brief news conference in Kerr County.
Death toll in Kerr County remains at 96
The death toll in Kerr County remained at 60 adults and 36 children, officials said at a news conference today. The number of missing also remained unchanged, at 161.
Former VP Mike Pence says FEMA should be 'sustained'
Former Vice President Mike Pence said in a CNN interview that he believed "the question of FEMA's role is one that probably ought to be debated now going forward," and he emphasized the "central role" he has seen the agency play in facilitating state responses to disasters.
"I think that backstop of expertise and personnel and the ability to be on the ground getting resources directly to the American people to help rebuild their lives is important and should be sustained," he said.
Pence, a former governor of Indiana and member of the U.S. House, said: "Our hearts have just been broken by the stories coming out of Texas."
Photos: Texan returns to her destroyed home in Hunt
Nancy Callery salvaged the last belongings from her childhood home in Hunt yesterday.
