As monstrous floodwaters surged across central Texas late last week, officials at the Federal Emergency Management Agency leapt into action, preparing to deploy critical search and rescue teams and life-saving resources,

WASHINGTON (AP) — Her voice breaking, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Tuesday that emergency responders in Texas are “still looking for a lot of little girls” who remain missing after a catastrophic flood during the holiday weekend.

Greg Abbott punted on reporters’ questions about emergency notifications during a Tuesday news conference. A baby shoe lays along the Guadalupe River after it was swept up in the flash flooding, July 8,