As the death toll from catastrophic flooding in the Hill Country comes into clearer view, Texas politicians, the Dallas sporting world and celebrities shared their sorrow across social media and appealed to their followers to aid the storm-battered region.

By JIM VERTUNO, JULIO CORTEZ and JOHN SEEWER KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — The grueling, desperate search for 27 missing girls stretched into a third day on Sunday after raging floodwaters surged