More than 160 people remain unaccounted for, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Tuesday, as rescue teams continue to search the region.

As floodwaters rose in Texas, camp counselors hoisted children onto rafters, carried them to dry ground and sang with them to keep them calm.

His radio was alive with more distress than he’d ever heard—reports of people stuck in trees and hanging onto roofs.

At least 120 people have been found dead since heavy rainfall overwhelmed the river and flowed through homes and youth camps in the early morning hours of July 4.

Texas officials are facing mounting questions about when Kerrville's residents were notified about deadly flash floods that killed 96 locals, with over 160 others still missing.

Officials were asked during a press conference on Wednesday about any delays in emergency communications. Kerr County Sheriff Larry Leitha said he was first notified around the "four to five area", a...