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

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

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.

Thousands of responders from multiple states and Mexico spent another day scouring river banks in central Texas in search of flood victims. No new survivors have been found this week and families are coping with enormous losses.

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.

A United Cajun Navy commander leads flood recovery efforts in his hometown of Kerrville, Texas, where 121 people died in catastrophic flooding.

Claire, aka Reese Manchaca, was a Texas flood victim whom all five constable precincts of Montgomery County honored with a police escort back to Conroe. Mark Keough, the county judge, confirmed Reese’s demise in one of his recent Facebook posts.

In the case of flooding, human remains may be tangled among vegetation and debris. Therefore, a system could identify clumps of debris big enough to contain remains. A common search strategy is to identify the GPS locations of where flotsam has gathered, because victims may be part of these same deposits.

The July 4 flash floods in Central Texas have claimed at least 119 lives, a toll that continues to rise as search crews and volunteers sift through wreckage. Among the dead are 27 children and counselors from Camp Mystic, a Christian girls’ camp nestled along the Guadalupe River. As of July 9, 173 people remain missing.

Harris County authorities are investigating a report of a fake fundraiser for one of the victims from Houston who died in the devastating flooding in Kerrville.

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.