At least 135 people, including 37 children, died in the torrential downpour over the July 4 holiday weekend. The number of missing people dropped sharply on Saturday.

Authorities dropped the missing persons count from 160 to three in Texas' July 4 flood. The death toll is 107 in the county, ...

Two massive disasters this year are leading some to grapple with the question of how to get officials and the public to care and take action.