Republican Gov. Greg Abbott and county authorities have largely evaded questions about local officials' actions in the hours before disaster struck.

Testimony will be heard from those in charge of managing rivers as well as emergency managers and first responders about the flash flooding that killed at least 135 people.

Nim Kidd, chief of the Texas Division of Emergency Management and representatives from the Upper Guadalupe River Authority are expected to testify.

Two weeks after deadly floods swept through Texas, officials dropped the number of still-missing people in the hardest-hit area to three — down from nearly 160 in the days following the July Fourth weekend floods.

On July 19, 2025, officials from Kerr County, Texas, reported that the number of missing people in the July 2025 floods dropped from more than 160 to three. Rating: True (About this rating?) In early July 2025,