Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. The search continues for more than 170 people in central Texas, nearly a week after severe flooding swept across the region. The death toll has risen to at least 120. In the aftermath of the tragedy, some officials are calling for more flood warning sirens,

hoping they'll protect people from future flash floods. But NPR's Rebecca Herscher reports,

sirens aren't meant to replace other types of warning systems. Flood warning sirens broadcast a loud

alarm and sometimes a spoken message.

The technology is widely used in parts of the country with high tornado and tsunami risk,

but not so much for floods.

Jeanette Sutton is a disaster expert at the University at Albany.

She says sirens could save lives in places like the Texas Hill country,

where many people go to camp and fish.

Sirens are best for alerting people who are outside of a building. So it's really going to get

people who are camping along a river, which is a really good thing. Earlier this week, Texas

Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick told reporters that the state intends to install flood warning

sirens in hard-hit Kerr County, Texas.

Rebecca Hersher and PR News.

Election officials across the country say they're worried about the Trump administration's cuts to federal election security services.

NPR's Ashley Lopez reports that's according to a new survey of local officials

released today. The Brennan Center for Justice, which has been critical of the president,

found that more than 60% of election administrators are specifically concerned about cuts to

services provided by the cybersecurity and infrastructure security agency, also known as SZA.

The group also found that almost 90% of officials said it's going to be important for state and local governments

to step in and provide additional resources to make up for the loss of support they were getting from SISO to secure their elections.

An overwhelming majority of local officials said they're worried about political leaders interfering with

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