A man and a little girl from Camp Mystic were still missing, Abbott said. He last said the death toll stood at 135.

Typically, districts are redrawn every 10 years. However, the DOJ released a letter claiming four districts are unconstitutionally and racially gerrymandered.

The severity of the flash flooding that killed more than 130 people in Texas's Hill Country was difficult to predict because the science is not yet available, a local meteorologist testified during Wednesday's special legislative session.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced late Tuesday that the number of people still missing from the catastrophic July 4 flash floods in Central Texas has now dropped to just two individuals: one adult male and one young girl from Camp Mystic.

Search efforts in Kerr County have reduced the missing count to two after July Fourth floods, with one young girl and an adult man still unaccounted for.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott expressed gratitude to 26 states that sent emergency teams and resources to help with flood recovery.

The governor appeared to walk back his calls last month for lawmakers to regulate the state’s burgeoning THC industry like it does alcohol.

President Donald Trump is seeking to pick up at least four, potentially five, Texas congressional seats for Republicans in a midterm election cycle that ordinarily would favor the Democrats. Gov. Greg Abbott has obliged Trump by adding redistricting to a crowded special session that also includes disaster recovery and preparedness.