Here's what to know about the deadly flooding, the colossal weather system that drove it and ongoing efforts to identify victims.

Officials said more than 850 people had been rescued after a sudden storm dumped up to 15 inches of rain across the region.

Q: Is it true that if President Donald Trump hadn’t defunded the National Weather Service, the death toll in the Texas flooding would have been far lower or nonexistent? A: The Trump administration did not defund the NWS but did reduce the staff by 600 people.

MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough tore into Texas officials for ignoring “very clear signals” about their antiquated flood warning system. As the death toll from catastrophic flooding along the Guadalupe River last weekend continues to climb,