A reporter from CBS News Texas asked the president Friday if more lives could've been saved if emergency alerts were issued earlier.

President Donald Trump met with victims' families and surveyed the damage of catastrophic floods that struck the state one week ago.

Here's what to know about the deadly flooding, the colossal weather system that drove it and ongoing efforts to identify victims.

While he’s been in communities after hurricanes and tornadoes, President Trump said the devastation he saw after an aerial tour of the flood-ravaged Texas Hill Country on Friday was different.

First Lady Melania Trump paid tribute to victims of the Texas floods by wearing a charm bracelet gifted by a family.

In early July 2025, a screenshot claimed to show a real Truth Social post by U.S. President Donald Trump calling on people to forget the "Epstein files" and focus on the "beautiful young girls" who died in the Texas flash floods over the Fourth of July. Per the screenshot, Trump wrote:

Pastor Joe Taylor and his daughter Hannah join ‘America Reports’ to discuss their donation drive for flood victims in Texas and reflect on President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump’s visit to the disaster response site.

As President Donald Trump heads to Texas on Friday for a firsthand look at the devastation caused by catastrophic flooding, he has remained conspicuously quiet about his previous promises to do away with the federal agency in charge of disaster relief.