That's the word Monday afternoon from , who said his administration remains focused on finding the missing from the July 4th floods and helping the families of those who've lost loved ones.

He added, though, that identifying the bodies of those who were missing or swept away by flood waters was slow because of local red tape.

"Sometimes it does require DNA testing to find out who [those found] might be. There was a backlog and it was challenging because of local JPs (Justices of the Peace) in Kerr County that were slowing things down, holding things up and it required pressure from the state and others to make sure they began to expedite the process.

Governor Abbott said in 9 people have lost their lives, there are 3 missing; in 5 have lost their lives and there's one missing, and in(Round Rock) 3 have lost their lives.

"Statewide there's a total of 131 fatalities to be reported," the governor said, out of a total of 21 counties that he has declared disaster areas because of flooding, and for which the federal government has been considering emergency disaster funding.

Texas Division of Emergency Management Nim Kidd said at the news conference that the money needed for homeowners and renters is already available and the state is not waiting on federal government decisions to fund searches, cleanup and disaster housing for survivors.