Overview

• The confirmed death toll from the Fourth of July flash flood in Central Texas has climbed to at least 108, with five Camp Mystic campers and one counselor still unaccounted for.
• Authorities have shifted operations from rescue to recovery as Texas Game Wardens and other first responders use helicopters, drones and search dogs amid hazardous water and mud.
• President Donald Trump’s disaster declaration has activated federal relief funds to bolster ground crews and air support for overwhelmed Hill Country communities.
• Federal and local investigators have opened inquiries into delayed National Weather Service flood warnings and the lack of a county-wide flash-flood siren system.
• With more heavy rain forecast, Governor Greg Abbott and Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick pledge funding for improved alert infrastructure in a special legislative session.