The joint House and Senate committee will first meet in Austin next week, then in Kerrville on July 31 to hear from Hill Country residents about their concerns.

The president is quiet about an earlier promise to do away with the federal agency in charge of disaster relief as he prepares to tour the destruction in Texas.

Over the weekend, the Texas Department of Public Safety used an aircraft to bring a woman, a man, a baby and a dog to safety.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz says one of the state's elite K-9 units is heading to central Texas to aid in search and recovery efforts following the devastating floods.

FEMA was activated after Trump signed a Major Disaster Declaration for Kerr County, where 59 people were killed by flash floods.

Kerr County is under a flash flood watch as heavy rains threaten to exacerbate previous flooding in Texas. Recovery efforts continue amid reports of 132 deaths and hundreds missing. Governor Greg Abbott warns additional communities may face challenges.

President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump came to Kerr County, Texas, to look at the flooding damage firsthand. FOX News' Olivianna Calmes has been speaking to volunteers who have been coming to help first responders in the area.

Over 110 dead and 173 still missing as Camp Mystic’s disaster plan ‘approved days before flood’ - At least 161 people remain missing in Kerr County alone, which has seen no rescues since Friday

The number of deaths due to the flooding in Texas is now at least 78, according to the latest information from state officials. “Well, FEMA is something we can talk about later, but right now they're busy working, so we'll leave it at that," the president said.