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President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrive at Lackland Air Force Base before heading to Kerrville, Texas where they plan to visit with state and local leaders, first responders and victims of last week's flash flooding on July 11, 2025 in San Antonio, Texas. Trump traveled to Texas one week after flash flooding along the Guadalupe River swept through cities, mobile home parks and summer camps, killing 120 people. Ninety-six of those killed were in Kerr County, where the toll includes at least 36 children. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

President Trump and First Lady Melania arrive in Texas to assess damage of fatal floods

President Donald Trump and First Lady have arrived in Texas to tour the tragic flood damage in Kerrville.

‘American hero’ Coast Guard swimmer saves 165 people from Camp Mystic during Texas floods

A U.S. Coast Guard swimmer has been labeled an “American hero” after rescuing 165 people at Camp Mystic amid the deadly flooding in central Texas.

Gov. Greg Abbott speaks at a news conference on July 08, 2025 in Hunt, Texas. Gov. Abbott announced more than 160 people were still missing after deadly floods early Friday. Last week, heavy rainfall caused severe flash flooding along the Guadalupe River in central Texas, leaving more than 100 people reported dead, including children attending Camp Mystic. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

Gov. Abbott: Flood death toll rises to 109 with at least 161 missing, but we won’t ‘stop until every missing person is accounted for’

At least 109 people have now died and at least 161 people are still missing as a result of the devastating floods in central Texas, according to the state’s governor.

Senate Judiciary Committee member Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) presides over a subcommittee hearing hearing about the unprecedented number of nationwide judicial injunctions against the Trump Administration in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on June 03, 2025 in Washington, DC. The hearing, titled "The Supposedly 'Least Dangerous Branch': District Judges v. Trump," was conducted by the combined subcommittees on The Constitution and The Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Cruz’s office responds to backlash, says he returned from Greece vacation ‘as fast as humanly possible’ after floods hit Texas

Texas Senator Ted Cruz has stated that he traveled back “as fast as humanly possible” from his vacation after facing backlash for being in Greece with his family when devastating floods hit central Texas.