The official tally of storm-related deaths across Texas rose to 131 on Monday as authorities warned of yet another round of heavy rains 10 days after a Hill Country flash flood that transformed the Guadalupe River into a killer torrent.

A large percentage of people still unaccounted for were probably visiting the area, Kerr County Judge Rob Kelly said.

State and local officials said they did their best to coordinate evacuations and rescues, but better cellphone service might help in future floods.

It's not too early to ask what happened, why and who should be held accountable. But Republican officials in Texas and beyond would rather punt.

The joint House and Senate committee will first meet in Austin next week, then in Kerrville on July 31 to hear from Hill Country residents about their concerns.

Plus, Republicans strategists are advising lawmakers to appeal to working class voters when selling Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill" ahead of the midterms.

After days of agony waiting for news on their missing mother and father, lost during the July 4 flooding in Central Texas, the Brake family now has answers.

As the water rises, so does the Kerr County community, especially one man who reunited a brother and sister, swept away in the flood.