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Texas Flood Death Toll Climbs to 134 Under Renewed Storm Watches

Efforts to locate roughly 100 missing people remain suspended under flash-flood watches ahead of a special session probing warning failures.

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Brandon Myrtle stands in the Guadalupe River as he tries to clear debris after catastrophic floods in Center Point, Texas, on July 11, 2025.
A team of firefighters from Ciudad Acuña, Mexico, conducts search operations in the Guadalupe River near Camp Mystic on July 10,

Overview

  • At least 134 people have been confirmed dead in the Texas Hill Country floods, including about a third who were children at Camp Mystic.
  • An estimated 101 individuals remain missing, many of whom were unregistered campers or tourists who never logged in at campsites or hotels.
  • Heavy-rain forecasts and flash-flood watches have repeatedly halted search operations, with Kerr County Sheriff Larry Leitha estimating that locating all missing persons could take up to six months.
  • President Donald Trump approved adding Burnet, Llano, Mason, McCulloch and Tom Green counties to the federal disaster declaration, making them eligible for FEMA public assistance.
  • Governor Greg Abbott has called a special legislative session later this month to probe emergency-warning shortcomings after a 2024 FEMA report warned that Kerr County lacked a needed $1 million siren network.