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Texas officials said Tuesday that 161 people remain missing in Kerr County following the deadly Fourth of July flooding, as they pledged to find every person.

The big picture: A massive recovery effort continues in Kerr County, about an hour's drive northwest of San Antonio.

A majority of Americans anticipate extreme weather is going to become more frequent in the future, according to a new USA Today/Ipsos poll.

Why it matters: The poll found that a third of Americans say they've personally experienced an extreme weather event in the past month, an occurrence that scientists predict will increase in a warming climate.

President Trump ordered the Treasury Department to take a hard line on the new budget law's phaseout of solar and wind credits.

Why it matters: His new executive order could make it even harder to access incentives under the law, which now requires projects to start construction within a year and begin operating by the end of 2027.

Arbor, a startup that promises both CO2 removal and clean baseload power, just announced $41 million in offtake deals as it courts hyperscalers' growing energy needs.

Why it matters: The contracts for 116,000 tons of CO2 removal between 2028 and 2030, for buyers working through the Frontier consortium, comprise Arbor's biggest deal yet.

Kerr County, Texas, officials have recovered 84 people following catastrophic flooding throughout Central Texas that washed through an all-girls summer camp and sparked a desperate, days-long search for survivors.

The big picture: Across the state, more than 100 people have been killed in the flash flooding that began early Friday on the Guadalupe River, where the water surged by more than two dozen feet in less than an hour.

The death toll of the weekend flooding in Texas is still rising as the search for victims continues.

The big picture: Flash floods are the top storm-related killer in the U.S., per the National Weather Service, and climate experts have warned that these weather events are exacerbated by global warming.

Efforts to find girls missing from Camp Mystic after flash floods hit central Texas early Friday morning continue, as the death toll across the state has risen to over 100 people. The total includes both those attending or working at the camp and people living in the surrounding area.

Here's what we know about the victims of the flooding:

Even as floodwaters rose with terrifying speed, people sprang into action, making split-second decisions that helped save lives in Kerr County, Texas.

The big picture: From camp counselors guiding children to safety in the dark to first responders navigating dangerous conditions, stories of courage are emerging from the chaos.

The 2026 midterms will test clean energy's uncertain political salience as advocates attempt to tether it to economic matters that voters prioritize.

Why it matters: Both chambers of Congress are narrowly divided and up for grabs next year.

Tropical Depression Chantal was bringing flooding rains and multiple tornadoes to central North Carolina over Sunday night, prompting Orange and Moore counties to declare states of emergencies.

The big picture: Chantal was threatening communities inland after making landfall as a tropical storm along the coast of the Carolinas on Sunday morning, with the National Weather Service noting that thunderstorms associated with the depression were producing "very heavy rainfall" across central and eastern N.C. and into southern Virginia.

Flash flooding in Texas has led to at least 68 deaths in Kerr County, Texas, after severe weather inundated central parts of the region, including the Camp Mystic summer camp, where some campers remained missing Sunday.

The big picture: Across the state, around 82 people have been reported killed in the catastrophic flooding that began early Friday on the Guadalupe River, in an area about 65 miles northwest of San Antonio.

The Trump administration pushed back Sunday on criticism of the National Weather Service's initial forecasting and its staffing levels ahead of Central Texas' catastrophic flooding.

The big picture: The storm that's killed at least 80 people has brought renewed scrutiny to federal cuts at NOAA's NWS after it emerged that two Texas NWS offices were missing key staff at the time — including San Antonio, where a veteran warning coordination meteorologist has taken an early retirement buyout in April.