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Trump meeting with 1st responders, families in Texas

Trump Calls Reporter 'Evil Person' For Asking About Families Impacted By Texas Flood

A reporter from CBS News Texas asked the president Friday if more lives could've been saved if emergency alerts were issued earlier.

USA TODAY on MSN · 8h

'I've never seen anything like this': President Trump says in visit to flood-ravaged Texas

"It’s hard to believe the devastation," Trump said. "Trees that are 100 years old just ripped out of the ground. I've never seen anything like this, and I've seen a lot of bad ones."

MSNBC · 1d

Trump meeting with first responders, families in Texas

President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump are in Texas to visit communities ravaged by the deadly flooding. NBC News' Priscilla Thompson reports more from Kerrville, Texas. Investigative Reports for the Austin American-Statesman Tony Plohetski and New York Times Chief White House Correspondent Peter Baker join Katy Tur to weigh in on the questions mounting over FEMA's response to the disaster.

Texas flood death toll rises

ABC News · 6h

Texas flooding live updates: Death toll at 129 as search continues for the missing

Over 120 people have died after heavy rain pounded Kerr County, Texas, early Friday, leading to "catastrophic" flooding, the sheriff said.

CBS News · 12h

Texas flood rescue teams continue to search for scores of missing people as death toll climbs

Nearly a week after deadly floods struck Central Texas, search and rescue teams are continuing to probe debris for those still missing.

Fox News on MSN · 3d

Gov. Abbott demands comprehensive overhaul of Texas flood warning systems as death toll rises

Texas special session called to address flood warning failures and emergency response after Hill Country flooding caused more than 100 deaths.

Texas, alert

CBS News on MSN · 5d

Deadly Texas floods raise questions about emergency alerts and whether staffing cuts affected forecasts and warnings

The first weather emergency alert sent by the National Weather Service with urgent language instructing people to "seek higher ground now" was sent at 4:03 a.m. local time.

Chron on MSN · 2d

Emergency alert over shooting stirs anger in flood-hit Texas

The alert, a Blue Alert issued by the FBI, named Benjamin Song, 32, as the suspect wanted in the July 4 shooting of a police officer at the Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarad

ProPublica on MSN · 1d

Some Texas Officials Didn’t Respond to Flood Alerts, Echoing the Tragedies of Hurricane Helene

Weather warnings predicted devastation from both the Texas floods and Hurricane Helene. But in both disasters, people were left in harm’s way.

13hon MSN

Ahead of Texas floods, weather warnings weren’t frantic — until suddenly they were

The early warnings and alerts from the National Weather Service didn’t indicate a catastrophic flood was on its way.

1don MSN

Warning sirens helped this small Texas community survive flooding

Officials at the Comfort Volunteer Fire Department triggered a flood warning siren last week when the Guadalupe River began ...

3don MSN

Texas flood: Kickoff meeting for Kerr County warning system project had been planned for mid-July

A Kerrville-area river authority executed a contract for a flood warning system that would have been used to help with ...

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Texas town right next door to flood-ravaged county added new alert sirens last year — and nobody perished in July 4 storms

A small Texas town that recorded no deaths in last weekend’s flood disaster had recently upgraded its emergency alert system ...

3don MSN

Texas county where campers died was denied money to boost warning systems

Twice, the Texas Division of Emergency Management turned down Kerr County's requests for money to improve flood warnings.

2don MSN

Kerr County officials waited 90 minutes to send emergency alert after requested, dispatch audio shows

At a Wednesday morning press conference, Kerr County Sheriff Larry Leitha declined to answer a question about delayed ...

National Weather Service shares timeline of alerts ahead of catastrophic Texas flooding

NWS says Flash Flood Warnings were issued on July 3 and early July 4 in Central Texas, giving more than three hours of ...

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