"Those claims are absolutely false," Noem said. "Within just an hour or two after the flooding, we had resources from the Department of Homeland Security there."

Emergency crews suspended their search for victims of catastrophic flooding in central Texas on Sunday morning amid new warnings that additional rain would again cause waterways to surge.It was the first time a new round of severe weather has paused the search since the flooding earlier this month.

Kerr County, Texas, could again see heavy rain and flooding this weekend, only a week after severe thunderstorms unleashed deadly flash flooding there and in central parts of the state.