Texas, Donald Trump and flood
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President Donald Trump spoke about the loss of life as a result of the flooding while surrounded by state and city leaders in Kerrville on Friday.
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People awoke from water rushing around them during the early morning hours of July 4, all along the Guadalupe River in the Texas Hill Country. Residents were seemingly caught off guard, but warnings had been issued days and hours before floodwaters began carrying away homes,
The reporter said that several families were angry because they felt that alerts for the flood did not go out in time.
Deadly flooding in the flash flood alley of Texas is raising questions about warnings. Here's a preliminary (but not conclusive) analysis.
As early as July 2, officials at the Texas Division of Emergency Management, or TDEM, were publishing news releases warning that “heavy rainfall with the potential to cause flash flooding is anticipated across West Texas and the Hill Country” and were preparing resources such as swift-water rescue boat squads.
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Federal forecast concerns surface in Texas’ deadly flooding debateState and local officials are calling out federal forecasters amid deadly flooding in the Texas Hill Country over the extended Fourth of July weekend. The criticism comes, as funding cuts and staff shortages plague the National Weather Service and other emergency management agencies nationwide.
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Texas parties at odds over timing of congressional redistricting effortsAfter outrage from Democrats over Gov. Greg Abbott's call to draw new congressional district lines, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and House Speaker Dustin Burrows said Friday they are in "lockstep."
Kerr County failed to secure a warning system, even as local officials remained aware of the risks and as billions of dollars were available for similar projects.
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Deadly flash flooding in Texas could also happen in Madison County“Another thing about the Texas flooding is that it happened on a holiday weekend when a lot of people were camping at places along the river. In our area, people often travel to southern Missouri or the Ozarks to escape the city, and all the rivers and creeks there can flood similarly.”
The camp where 27 girls died successfully challenged initial risk designations by US regulators, according to reports.
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Renowned Texas meteorologist Troy Kimmel spoke on Inside Texas Politics about the forecast preceding the deadly flooding in the Hill Country.
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Plus, Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order extending a pause on reciprocal tariffs, which is set to expire this week, to Aug. 1.
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