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Will Texas lawmakers seize the moment? Will they adopt – and, more importantly, fund – the disaster alert system that was so sorely lacking on July 4, when 135 people died in the devastating Guadalupe River flood? The Republican governor of Texas, Greg Abbott, convened the state legislature for a special session starting Monday, July 21. Part of the session will focus on improving emergency communications in a state that alone accounts for one-fifth of all flood-related deaths in recent American history.

More than two weeks after the disaster, three people remain missing in this region of central Texas, where the Guadalupe River carved out canyons before flowing into the Gulf of Mexico. Until Saturday, July 19, 97 people were still missing, but authorities were unable to provide a definitive tally, as they did not know how many visitors were near the riverbanks during the Independence Day holiday weekend when the river, swollen by torrential rain, overflowed, sweeping away trees, bridges and people.

The search, which was halted around July 14 due to renewed torrential rains, could last for months. Victims have been scattered over 90 kilometers, from the river's source near Kerrville. A thousand firefighters, divers and disaster specialists from across the country, and even from Mexico, have scoured the riverbanks, digging through the mud and sifting through debris. Teams equipped with sonar devices continue to comb the river.

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