It’s just nice to see how everyone’s coming together to help other people who are going through something tough,” said cheer team member Sierra Lemos.

More than 2,100 searchers from a dozen Texas Counties, other states and Mexico are continuing recovery efforts to find more victims of the deadly flash flooding in central Texas.

As tears streamed down their faces, community members looked at the photos attached to a growing memorial wall.

A door remains stuck in a tree after the flash flood in Hunt, Texas, the United States, July 11, 2025. The July 4 devastating flooding in central Texas has claimed at least 129 lives and left more than 166 others missing. (Photo: Xinhua)

The death toll in the July 4 Central Texas flooding rose to 103 on Friday as the search continued for those still missing.

Kerr County officials said Wednesday that their priority is to continue to search for missing people and get families closure as recovery efforts continue across Hill Country following the deadly floods.

In the early morning hours of July 4th, torrential rains triggered flash flooding in central Texas. At least 120 people were killed, including dozens of children who were at summer camps along the Guadalupe River.

KWTX’s Gordon Collier sat down with Central Texas native Jenna B. Worden who was moved by the tragic Hill Country flooding and wrote a song to comfort those affected.

Gov. Greg Abbott wrote a letter Wednesday morning instructing flags on state property to immediately be lowered statewide.

The record of frequent, often deadly floods in Central Texas goes back more than 200 years to July 1819, when floodwaters spilled into the major plazas of San Antonio. That city on the edge of the Hill Country was hit by major floods again in 1913, 1921, 1998 and 2025, to cite a few examples.

A San Antonio man was arrested Thursday night in connection with alleged threats against President Donald Trump.