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Texas begins to mourn

Texas flash floods hit residents and campers in a deluge "nobody saw" coming. Here's what to know.

Flash floods in Texas killed at least 122 people over the Fourth of July holiday weekend, including girls attending a summer camp, and left others still missing.

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Mourning begins in Texas where more than 170 are still missing from flash floods

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Death toll rises in Texas with 173 still missing after devastating flash floods

Texas floods expose stakes of Trump-era weather service cuts

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As Floods Hit, Key Roles Were Vacant at Weather Service Offices in Texas

Some experts say staff shortages might have complicated forecasters’ ability to coordinate responses with local emergency management officials.

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Maddow: Texas floods expose stakes of Trump-era weather service cuts

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

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Trump surveys Texas flood damage; layoffs begin at State Department

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump visited Texas to survey the damage from last week’s devastating floods.

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Trump visits Texas flood zone, defends government's disaster response

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Deadly Texas flooding puts Trump’s past talk of eliminating FEMA to the test

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Trump's Texas Visit Highlights an Us-Vs-Them Approach to Disasters

While the fires were burning, he accused Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass of “gross incompetence.”

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After Texas Disaster, Trump Shifts His Tone on FEMA

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Melania Trump offers sympathy to Texas flood victims

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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.

Across Texas, key positions at National Weather Service are vacant

Key positions at National Weather Service offices across Texas are vacant, sowing doubt over the state’s ability to respond to natural disasters as rescuers comb through the flood-ravaged Hill Country.

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First Alert Weather Days: Scattered downpours may lead to flash flooding Saturday and Sunday

Everyone in our area has the potential for heavy rain, but the best potential for flash flooding will be within the flood watch area. Rainfall rates within thunderstorms may be between 1″ and 3″ per hour,

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Staffing Cuts at NWS and the Tragic Flooding in Texas

Q: Is it true that if President Donald Trump hadn’t defunded the National Weather Service, the death toll in the Texas flooding would have been far lower or nonexistent? A: The Trump administration did not defund the NWS but did reduce the staff by 600 people.