Trump tours Texas flood sites, defends officials
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The city of Leander will hold a candlelight vigil for those impacted by the floods on Saturday at 8 p.m. at the Austin Community College – Leander Campus, located at 449 San Gabriel Campus Drive. Attendees are asked to meet in the grass area beside the building.
The special session agenda includes 18 legislative priorities, with several directly addressing the recent disaster.
As the storm system intensified overnight, rainfall totals surged beyond predictions, overwhelming the area’s rivers, creeks, and storm drainage systems.
President Donald Trump is visiting Texas to survey the damage from recent flash flooding that claimed at least 120 lives. He is expected to face questions on the federal response and his plans to “phase out” FEMA long-term.
More than 170 people are still believed to be missing a week after the forceful floodwater hit over the July Fourth weekend.
The president quickly committed vital funding for Republican-led Texas after last week's deadly flooding. But Democratic-led states haven’t always received the same treatment.
The FEMA Flood Map Service Center offers an interactive map that allows anyone in the U.S. to enter their address and see if they live in a designated flood zone. The tool can also be used to explore other areas, making it helpful for those planning a move, managing a rental property or checking on family or friends in another region.
Hours before a massive wall of floodwater barreled down a river in the heart of Texas Hill Country before sunrise on Friday, forecasters with the National Weather Service warned people that dangerous
The Austin, Texas, fire chief is being accused of denying requests to send rescuers to Kerrville days before the catastrophic flooding — because of an $800,000 dispute with the state government.
Team Rubicon is currently in the opening phases of a relief operation in central Texas that could involve at least 100 people.
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Officials in Texas are facing mounting questions about whether they did enough to get people out of harm’s way before a flash flood swept down the Guadalupe River and killed more than 100 people, including at least 27 children and counselors at an all-girls Christian camp.
After surveying damage with Texas officials, President Trump held a roundtable event in Kerrville to express the "anguish of our entire nation."