Texas, Trump and National Weather Service
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Forecasters warn that slow-moving storms could bring heavy downpours to already saturated areas, increasing the risk of flash flooding.
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.
The White House is defending the National Weather Service and accusing some Democrats of playing politics in the wake of devastating floods in Texas.
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As Trump visits flood victims in Texas, know that the National Weather Service may be a federal agency, but saving lives depends on local resources.
Nearly a week after deadly floods struck Central Texas, search and rescue teams are continuing to probe debris for those still missing.
The National Weather Service issued several forecasts Tuesday through Thursday morning, warning of the risk of flash flooding.
Emergency responders continue to search for missing people and local police said efforts have been slowed by "sightseers who are making things worse."
Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX) commented on key vacancies in the National Weather Service following deadly flooding in central Texas. The Trump administration has cut hundreds of jobs at the weather service,