Overview
- Search and rescue operations continue in Kerr County and along the Guadalupe River as the confirmed death toll climbs above 100 and dozens remain unaccounted for.
- President Trump signed a major disaster declaration for Kerr County to unlock federal aid and will visit the flood zone on July 11.
- White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt dismissed claims that Trump-era cuts to weather agencies weakened warnings, labeling them a “depraved lie.”
- National Weather Service officials and independent meteorologists say staffing or budget cuts did not impair forecasts, highlighting that flood watches and a flash flood emergency were issued hours before the river surged.
- Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick said flood-warning sirens should be installed statewide by next summer to improve alert dissemination in the region known as Flash Flood Alley.