Overview

• President Trump surveyed flood-damaged communities along the Guadalupe River by air and on the ground in Kerrville.
• He approved extending the major disaster declaration to eight additional Central Texas counties, unlocking direct federal aid for recovery.
• At a roundtable with state and local leaders, he called for repairs to nonworking phone towers and upgrades to flood warning systems.
• Press secretary Karoline Leavitt and OMB director Russell Vought reiterated the administration’s plan to phase out FEMA and shift disaster response to the states.
• The July 4 flash floods have claimed at least 120 lives and left more than 170 people missing in a region prone to sudden flooding.