by WorldTribune Staff / 247 Real News July 7, 2025
At least 94 people were killed and many are still missing in flooding in Texas’s Kerr, Travis, Burnet, Williamson, and Kendall counties, authorities said on Monday.
The latest fatalities are located in Kendall County, which is now reporting six deaths, according to a Monday news release from the county emergency management.
Authorities reported:
• Kerr County: 75 people have died, including 48 adults and 27 children, according to Kerr County Sheriff Larry Leitha. Some of the children were at Camp Mystic, a Christian all-girls camp near the Guadalupe River. Ten campers and one counselor are still missing, the sheriff said on Facebook.
• Travis County: At least seven people are reported dead in Travis County, which sits several counties east of Kerr County and includes Austin, the state capital,. Ten others are missing, Nieto said.
• Williamson County: Two people have died, Williamson County Sheriff Matthew Lindemann said. Officials recovered one of the victims on Sunday, he said.
• Burnet County: At least three people have been confirmed dead in Burnet County, according to the sheriff’s office. Three other people are still missing, according to a post on Facebook Sunday night.
• Tom Green County: At least one person has died in Tom Green County, authorities announced Sunday.
Meanwhile, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Monday slammed Democrats who sought to blame the deaths in Texas on President Donald Trump over cuts to National Weather Service (NWS) staff.
“’Waste, fraud & abuse’ is a handy mantra,” Former Obama aide David Axelrod posted on X on Sunday. “And they surely exist, in & out of government. But cutting vital services like the weather service has predictable, hazardous consequences – especially when catastrophic weather events are becoming more frequent!”
“Accurate weather forecasting helps avoid fatal disasters,” Connecticut Democrat Sen. Chris Murphy posted on X in response to reports that a specific meteorologist position in the area was unfilled at the time of the flood. “There are consequences to Trump’s brainless attacks on public workers, like meteorologists.”
“It only took 9 days for Trump’s cuts to the [National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration] to kill dozens of children in Texas when Tropical Storm Barry landed this week,” Grant Stern, the executive editor of Occupy Democrats, wrote on X.
“The people in Texas voted for government services controlled by Donald Trump and Greg Abbott,” added Ron Filipkowski, former federal prosecutor and the editor-in-chief of MediasTouchNews. “That is exactly what they (sic) getting.”
Leavitt gave a timeline of warnings issued by the NWS in the days and hours before the deadly flooding.
“We have seen many falsehoods pushed by Democrats such as Senator Chuck Schumer and some members of the media. Blaming President Trump for these floods is a depraved lie, and it serves no purpose during this time of national mourning,” Leavitt said.
“Here are the facts. In the lead-up to this tragic national disaster, the National Weather Service did its job. Despite unprecedented rainfall, the NWS executed timely and precise forecasts and warnings,” she added, highlighting a flood watch and press briefings conducted by the NWS in the region on July 3rd.”
“Flash flood warnings were also issued on the night if July 3rd and the morning of July 4th, giving preliminary lead time of more than three hours before flash flood conditions occurred,” Leavitt added.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott visited Camp Mystic on Saturday and said the camp and the river “were horrendously ravaged in ways unlike I’ve seen in any natural disaster.”
“The height the rushing water reached to the top of cabins was shocking,” he posted on X. “We won’t stop until we find every girl who was in those cabins.”
Camp Mystic was hosting 750 children when the floodwaters struck.
Between 2 and 7 a.m., the Guadalupe River in Kerrville rose from 1 to 36 feet in height, according to a flood gauge in the area. Major flooding is considered anything above 20 feet.
Kerrville City Manager Dalton Rice told reporters: “This happened very quickly over a very short amount of time that could not be predicted. This is not like a tornado where you can have a siren. This is not a hurricane where you’re planning weeks in advance. It hit hard and things like this happen in a very strategic, very isolated area and when those two things converge you have what happened today.”
Trump on Sunday said that he signed a major disaster declaration for Kerr County.
Trump said in a post to Truth Social:
“These families are enduring an unimaginable tragedy, with many lives lost, and many still missing. The Trump Administration continues to work closely with State and Local Leaders. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem was on the ground yesterday with Governor Greg Abbott, who is working hard to help the people of his Great State. Our incredible U.S. Coast Guard, together with State First Responders, have saved more than 850 lives. GOD BLESS THE FAMILIES, AND GOD BLESS TEXAS!”
Texas State and National Guard Service Members continue to work 24/7 across Central Texas and the Texas Hill Country. Our men and women on the ground and in the air have rescued more than 360 people so far — and we won’t stop until all who are stranded or lost are found and… https://t.co/xmdMPCSbue
— Texas Military Dept. (@TXMilitary) July 6, 2025
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