Texas, Kerr County and flood
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The death toll in the July 4 Central Texas flooding rose to 103 on Friday as the search continued for those still missing.
The reporter said that several families were angry because they felt that alerts for the flood did not go out in time.
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.
"The first lady and I are here in Texas to express the love and support and the anguish of our entire nation in the aftermath of this really horrific and deadly flood," Trump said as he spoke at a roundtable event with first responders and local officials.
FEMA records show Kerr County officials did not use FEMA’s system to send warnings to phones in the critical hours as the flooding began on July 4.
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump on Friday toured areas devastated by flash flooding in central Texas that has killed more than 100, including at least 36 children, on the Fourth of July.
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A Kerrville-area river authority executed a contract for a flood warning system that would have been used to help with emergency response, local officials said.
The president has defended his administration's response to the fatal flooding amid criticism that federal assistance could have been provided more quickly.
President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania will visit Kerrville on Friday, one week after Central Texas floods killed over 100 people.
Users claimed the WNBA star and her team, the Indiana Fever, donated millions of dollars to support victims of the July 2025 Texas flash floods.