A newly surfaced video shows Kerr County commissioners and residents in 2021 delaying over $10 million in federal funds —dismissing it as "Biden money"—that could have been used for critical infrastructure upgrades. The decision is now under fire after the destructive July 4 Texas floods exposed weaknesses in the county's emergency systems.

Nearly a week after deadly floods struck Central Texas, search and rescue teams are continuing to probe debris for those still missing.

In the last nine years, federal funding for a system has been denied to the county as it contends with a tax base hostile to government overspending.

Days after flash floods killed over 100 people during the July Fourth weekend, search-and-rescue teams are using heavy equipment to untangle and peel away layers of trees, unearth large rocks

“When they issue a watch or warning, it triggers this algorithm and that’s what’s sent out to people’s cellphones,” Smith County Emergency Management Coordinator Brandon Moore said. “It’s a simple Google search, Smith County Rave, or Smith County Emergency Alerts, and they can sign up for it through Smart911.”

Crews are using construction equipment to clear vehicles, trees and homes in a race to locate more than 170 people still missing since Friday’s devastating flood.

The Indiana Task Force 1 was deployed on July 8 to assist in search and rescue operations in Kerr County, Texas.