The false rumor claimed the girls survived on rainwater alone, using skills from a wilderness safety drill completed days before the floods.

Texas lawmakers are back in Austin for a 30-day special session to address several agenda items, including a flood warning system for the Guadalupe River. It’s a problem one local company said it has already solved.

The head of FEMA’s Urban Search and Rescue branch, which runs a network of teams stationed across the country that can swiftly respond to natural disasters, resigned on Monday. Ken Pagurek’s departure comes less than three weeks after a delayed FEMA response to catastrophic flooding in central Texas caused by bureaucratic hurdles put in place by the Department of Homeland Security,

Texas lawmakers’ inaction on flood prevention often hits rural and economically disadvantaged communities the hardest, experts said.

Eight-year-old girls at sleep-away camp, families crammed into recreational vehicles, local residents traveling to or from work. These are some of the victims.

From jewelry to a heart-shaped summer camp sign, these are some of the objects found in the wake of this month's devastating floods.

The agenda includes 18 legislative priorities determined by Gov. Greg Abbott, including addressing the Central Texas floods, regulating THC and redistricting.

Volunteers and rescue crews are still searching for the over 100 people that are still missing from the floods that killed at least 135 people.