Public Records and Transparency

Texas has released unredacted 911 calls from the July 4 floods that capture chaotic, desperate pleas for rescue and confirm some callers did not survive, as officials reported at least 136 deaths statewide, including 117 in Kerr County. The recordings — more than 400 calls handled overnight by just two dispatchers — include a firefighter, Bradley Perry, reporting he was trapped in a tree before later dying while his wife Tina survived, note that Camp La Junta campers were rescued, and list a toll at Camp Mystic of 25 campers and two teen counselors; a spokesperson for families of Camp Mystic victims declined to comment on the release.