Greg Abbott confirmed a third death related to flooding that ravaged the state last week. Abbott said the third death happened in Val Verde County. Water remains high downstream of the Hill Country where the worst of the flooding occurred. Greg Abbott confirmed at a news conference Friday that the third death happened in Val Verde County. According to the Val Verde County Sheriff's Office, a 75-year-old man and a 71-year-old woman were found inside a car that had been swept away by floodwaters on July 20.