Trump surveys Texas flood devastation amid rescue efforts
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President Donald Trump is touring the devastation left by flash flooding in central Texas amid growing questions about how local officials responded to the crisis as well as questions about the federal response -- including the fate of the Federal Emergency Management Agency -- that he has so far avoided.
The governor was quick to request federal assistance last week after devastating floods hit the Texas Hill Country.
Well, Texas Governor Greg Abbott was confronted directly by a reporter who asked him who was to blame for the tragedy, and his comments are going viral:
Four days have passed since anyone was found alive in the aftermath of the floods in Kerr County, Texas, officials said Tuesday.
The special session agenda includes 18 legislative priorities, with several directly addressing the recent disaster.
In the Austin area, 12 people are still missing and 16 are known to have perished after rain swept away homes along rivers and creeks.
Gov. Greg Abbott announced Friday that the federal government has updated the Presidential Disaster Declaration following recent flooding in Texas to include additional counties.
Greg Abbott is directing lawmakers returning to Austin this month to improve early warning systems and emergency communication in flood-prone areas and redraw the state's congressional districts in an effort to bolster Republicans in the midterms.
S an Antonio anchor Stephania Jimenez fumed Saturday over a press conference that featured Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott thanking each other and President Donald Trump instead of giving immediate updates on the lethal floods in central Texas.