Residents south of the San Saba River in San Saba County have been ordered to evacuate because of river surging.

A new report has found that officials in Kerr County, Texas, did not use technology that would have sent lifesaving emergency messages to everyone in the vicinity of the Guadalupe River as it flood 4.

Officials announced on Sunday that the overall death toll in the ongoing Texas flooding has risen past 130 killed. There are 106 confirmed deaths in hard-hit Kerr County, with 36 believed to be children.

"It's not community to community. It's a national system," Sen. Maria Cantwell said on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan."

Would a flood scale like those used for hurricanes and tornadoes have prompted different actions by Texas officals and the public before July 4th flooding?

Some governors and mayors are concerned over how current or potential cuts to agencies will impact how the government can respond in the future to major weather events.

Parts of Central Texas are under yet another flood watch this weekend. The impacted areas are the same as those hit by the July 4 deadly floods.

"A lot of the weather forecast offices now are not operating at full complement of staff," said the former lead of NOAA.

Devastating floods tore through central Texas over the Fourth of July holiday weekend. Meteorologist Katie Horner explains what caused the rare weather event and what people in the metro need to learn before the next disaster strikes.