Texas, Trump and flood
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Joined by First Lady Melania Trump and officials, Trump surveyed devastation and met with victims' families and emergency responders.
The U.S. President traveled to central Texas to survey damage from the July 4 flash flood that killed at least 120 people.
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.
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A Texas man was arrested on federal charges after an alleged Facebook threat saying “I won’t miss" ahead of Trump’s Kerrville visit after the Fourth of July flash floods.
The reporter said that several families were angry because they felt that alerts for the flood did not go out in time.
The president has defended his administration's response to the fatal flooding amid criticism that federal assistance could have been provided more quickly.
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The Texas Tribune on MSNTexas leaders have repeatedly claimed the state’s voting maps are race blind. Until the Trump DOJ disagreed.Gov. Greg Abbott has acknowledged DOJ concerns that some districts were drawn “along strict racial lines.” Critics say it’s a political ploy.
A man charged with tampering with evidence in connection to the ambush on a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center in Texas allegedly tried to conceal anti-government and anti-Trump documents.