On the C-SPAN Networks: Larry Leitha is a Sheriff for the Kerr County, TX with three videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 2025 News Conference. Most appearances with Joe Herring ( 3 ). Most common tags: Natural Disasters, Texas.

As of the end of the day Tuesday, there were still five Camp Mystic campers and one counselor unaccounted for, with identification pending for 19 adults and seven children. Another child not associated with the camp is also missing.

The death toll in hard-hit Kerr County, Texas, has risen to 95 after last weekend’s historic flooding, officials confirmed. Of those who died, 59 are adults and 36 are children, county officials said at a press conference on Wednesday.

Kerr County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 52,598. Its county seat is Kerrville. Wikipedia*

At a Wednesday morning press conference, Kerr County Sheriff Larry Leitha declined to answer a question about delayed emergency alerts, saying that an "after-action" would follow the search and rescue efforts. "Those questions are gonna be answered," he added.

What were Kerr County Officials doing to prepare for the possible flooding ahead of July Fourth? That's the question on many minds in the wake of the recent tragedy.

Kerr County Sheriff Larry Leitha asked residents to avoid flood-damaged areas and not disturb debris piles that might contain victims, as Texas responders continue rescue operations.

Fifty-nine people are dead as a result of the flooding and torrential rains in Kerr County, Texas, Sheriff Larry Leitha said during a Sunday-morning press conference. That tally includes 38 adults and 21 children, Leitha said.

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