Trump, 1st lady head to Texas to review flood damage
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Texas floods death toll in Kerr County hits 96
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Discovery of Victims Slows Nearly a Week After Texas Floods
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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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During Tuesday’s Cabinet meeting, Trump did not mention those plans and instead praised the federal flooding response. Turning to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, whose department oversees FEMA, he said, “You had people there as fast as anybody’s ever seen.”
Follow for live updates in the Texas flooding as the death toll rises to 120, as rescue operations start to shift to recovery phase
In the last nine years, federal funding for a system has been denied to the county as it contends with a tax base hostile to government overspending.
Historic Texas flood leaves 161 missing and 96 dead. Rescuers battle harsh conditions, as communities grapple with heartache and aid reaches survivors.
As ominous storm clouds gather once more over Texas, the desperate search for more than 150 individuals still missing since the catastrophic July 4 floods has now stretched into its second week.
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