Residents south of the San Saba River in west-central Texas have been ordered to evacuate because of surging waters.

KERR COUNTY, Texas — A devastating scene unfolded in the Hill Country on the Fourth of July as dozens of people, including children, died after major flooding in multiple Texas counties. That number is expected to increase as search-and-rescue operations continue this weekend and beyond.

Claire Reese Manchaca, 21, was with three friends in the Hill Country when the devastating flooding hit. After an extensive search, Manchaca's body was found on Monday. On Wednesday, she was returned to Conroe to be laid to rest. All five Montgomery County constable precincts sent deputies to Kerrville to escort Manchaca's body back home.

Buffalo News editorial cartoonist Adam Zyglis depicted a supporter of President Donald Trump drowning under the severe flash floods that took place in Texas.

The risk of the catastrophic flooding that struck Texas Hill Country as people slept on July 4 and left at least 120 dead was potentially underestimated by federal authorities, according to an ABC News analysis of Federal Emergency Management Agency data, satellite imagery and risk modeling.

Flood victim Reese Manchaca was honored in a procession before she was laid to rest in Conroe. One of her three college friends and companions was missing Wednesday.

Dozens of vehicles driven by of law enforcement officers in Texas helped escort the body of a young flood victim back home to Montgomery County so she could be laid to rest

Joyce Badon, 21, was spending the July 4 holiday with three friends at a house by the Guadalupe River when the horrific storm hit Texas and they were washed away

In Kerr County, Thad Heartfield is leading nearly 100 volunteers searching for flood victims. For him, this mission is personal. His son and three of his son's friends disappeared in the flood.

Mexican first responders entered the United States to bolster search and rescue efforts after deadly floods hit the state of Texas on July 4, 2025, but a widespread video that purports to show Texas Governor Greg Abbott calling for their deportation is altered.