On Thursday, the Texas House and Senate announced the creation of committees on disaster preparedness and flooding.

Some have argued the Trump administration's NWS cuts led to a forecast that underestimated the amount of rain in Kerr County, Texas.

In Kerr County, the hardest-hit region, officials said the number of missing remained unchanged, at 161, since Tuesday. The floods have killed at least 121 people statewide.

The search for more than 170 people still missing after flash floods devastated Central Texas stretched into a sixth day on Wednesday, as the death toll continued to rise.

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