Texas, Donald Trump and flash flood
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A week after the devastating Texas flooding, serious questions remain about what actions local leaders took after ominous warnings from the National Weather Service, echoing other recent high-profile natural disasters marked by accusations of government complacency.
Parts of Central Texas are under yet another flood watch this weekend. The impacted areas are the same as those hit by the July 4 deadly floods.
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Texas special session called to address flood warning failures and emergency response after Hill Country flooding caused more than 100 deaths.
President Donald Trump lashed out at a reporter Friday, suggesting she is "evil," after she asked a question about whether the warning alert system for the devastating floods worked as well as it could have.
Twice, the Texas Division of Emergency Management turned down Kerr County's requests for money to improve flood warnings.
State and local officials in Texas have come under scrutiny over the lack of sirens in place to warn people of impending flash flooding.
When deadly floods swept through Texas, the National Weather Service issued a series of warnings that should have automatically triggered alerts to be sent to cellphones as the Guadalupe River began to rise.
Texas officials are being questioned about warning systems ahead of the deadly floods. As NBC News' Priscilla Thompson reports, Kerr County doesn't have a county-wide siren warning system in place.