The Austin, Texas, fire chief is being accused of denying requests to send rescuers to Kerrville days before the catastrophic flooding — because of an $800,000 dispute with the state government.

More than 2,100 searchers from a dozen Texas Counties, other states and Mexico are continuing recovery efforts to find more victims of the deadly flash flooding in central Texas.

One week has passed since the catastrophic Fourth of July floods and almost 130 people have been confirmed killed in the Texas Hill Country and Central Texas. While citizens, businesses and celebrities from across the state have pitched in to support grieving communities,

Gracie Hunt, the daughter of Kansas City Chiefs owners Clark and Tavia Hunt, mourned the loss of a 9-year-old relative killed in the Texas floods.

Marble Falls Area Volunteer Fire Department Fire Chief Michael Phillips vanished while driving to a water rescue on Saturday around 4:30 a.m., according to officials in Burnet County, which is about 100 miles northeast of Camp Mystic, where 27 campers and counselors died.

Michael Phillips, the fire chief for the Marble Falls Area Volunteer Fire Department, was responding to a rescue call on the morning of Saturday, July 5, when he went missing.

Follow for live updates in the Texas flooding as the death toll rises to 120, as rescue operations start to shift to recovery phase