3 dead, more than 200 rescued in South Texas after flooding

Drenching rain along the Texas-Mexico border let up Friday, but rescues were still ongoing a day after severe storms trapped residents in their homes, forced drivers to abandon their vehicles on flooded roads and shut down an airport. At least three people died.

Hidalgo County officials said in a statement that they did not immediately have more information about the three deaths except that they involved law enforcement efforts.

Hidalgo County Judge Richard Cortez signed a local disaster declaration Friday in the wake of Thursday's rainstorm where parts of the county saw as much as 14 inches of rain. The declaration is the first step in receiving state and federal money for recovery efforts.