"Life-threatening flash flooding" is ongoing in Kerr and Gillespie Counties -- including the areas of Kerrville, Comfort, Ingram, Hunt, Mountain Home, Waltonia, Harper, Kerrville-Schreiner Park and Cypress Creek -- according to the National Weather Service.

Kristi Noem is denying reports that claim her policies held up the government’s emergency response in the days following the July 4 Texas floods.

There are questions over why oversight was eased at Mystic Camp as it expanded in a hazardous floodplain, the AP reported.

Just weeks ago, President Donald Trump said he wanted to begin “phasing out” the Federal Emergency Management Agency after this hurricane season to “wean off of FEMA” and “bring it down to the state level.

Noem is the top dog in U.S. natural disaster response, which is under fire following deadly floods in Texas. The former governor walked into a buzzsaw on NBC’s “ Meet the Press ” Sunday, when host Kristen Welker took her to task over the job she’s done in President Donald Trump ‘s second term.

The DHS Secretary moved forward with the layoffs immediately after the disaster, as the demand for help was highest.

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,

A reporter from CBS News Texas asked the president Friday if more lives could've been saved if emergency alerts were issued earlier.