Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday ordered state legislators to convene a special session on Monday as the death toll rose to at least 120 people and 172 reported missing in Fourth of July flooding in the Hill Country.

At least 120 people died in devastating flash floods in Texas, US media reported on Wednesday, citing local authorities. In Kerr County, which saw the worst of Friday's flash floods, authorities confirmed that at least 96 people died,

Central Texas is reeling from destructive and deadly floodwaters on the Fourth of July, spurred by nearly unprecedented rainfall that swelled the Guadalupe River — drowning portions of the state's Hil