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Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:
The number of missing people in the July 4 floods has jumped dramatically, from about 40 yesterday to 173: https://abcnews.go.com/US/live-updates/texas-flooding-updates-13-dead-20-campers-unaccounted/?id=123488468
...A team of firefighters and responders from Mexico have traveled north to join the search and recovery effort: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/08/mexico-firefighters-texas-flooding-search-rescue
...A San Antonio news anchor blasts Governor Greg Abbott and Homeland Security Kristi Noem for spending the first 27 minutes of a press conference on Saturday, when families remained hopeful for survivors, praising each other and Donald Trump: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/stephania-jimenez-kristi-noem-gregg-abbott-flood-press-conference_n_686bb8e6e4b0762f74e180fb
...The Trumpies have changed their tune somewhat on FEMA, who are now engaged in the recovery effort - just days after planning publicly to dismantle that agency: https://apnews.com/article/fema-disaster-texas-flooding-trump-emergency-2d05ccbd82e0b8e4d33979cbd71efb73
...Still unclarified, what local Kerr County officials did or didn't do in the over three hours between the first flood warning and the arrival of the wave: https://www.texastribune.org/2025/07/08/texas-weather-service-warning-kerr-county/
...No Kerr County officials weighed in on an online message board conference about the threat of heavy rain given by the National Weather Service on Thursday July 3: https://x.com/BudKennedy/status/1942704509504962749/photo/1
...Just two days prior to the flood, the Texas Department of State Health Services greenlit the emergency plans of Camp Mystic, where 27 died, mostly children: https://www.yahoo.com/news/texas-inspectors-approved-camp-mystic-235051076.html?guccounter=1
...Ted Cruz steps in it again, taking two days to return from Greece amidst the disaster, after his office insisted his return was "as fast as humanly possible": https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/ted-cruz-toured-the-parthenon-before-heading-home-to-texas-disaster-report
A great many Texans regularly visit and own property in and around Ruidoso, New Mexico, where they've seen flooding this week reminiscent of the Guadalupe: https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5392092-new-mexico-severe-flooding-claims-lives/
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Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:
The number of missing people in the July 4 floods has jumped dramatically, from about 40 yesterday to 173: https://abcnews.go.com/US/live-updates/texas-flooding-updates-13-dead-20-campers-unaccounted/?id=123488468
...A team of firefighters and responders from Mexico have traveled north to join the search and recovery effort: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/08/mexico-firefighters-texas-flooding-search-rescue
...A San Antonio news anchor blasts Governor Greg Abbott and Homeland Security Kristi Noem for spending the first 27 minutes of a press conference on Saturday, when families remained hopeful for survivors, praising each other and Donald Trump: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/stephania-jimenez-kristi-noem-gregg-abbott-flood-press-conference_n_686bb8e6e4b0762f74e180fb
...The Trumpies have changed their tune somewhat on FEMA, who are now engaged in the recovery effort - just days after planning publicly to dismantle that agency: https://apnews.com/article/fema-disaster-texas-flooding-trump-emergency-2d05ccbd82e0b8e4d33979cbd71efb73
...Still unclarified, what local Kerr County officials did or didn't do in the over three hours between the first flood warning and the arrival of the wave: https://www.texastribune.org/2025/07/08/texas-weather-service-warning-kerr-county/
...No Kerr County officials weighed in on an online message board conference about the threat of heavy rain given by the National Weather Service on Thursday July 3: https://x.com/BudKennedy/status/1942704509504962749/photo/1
...Just two days prior to the flood, the Texas Department of State Health Services greenlit the emergency plans of Camp Mystic, where 27 died, mostly children: https://www.yahoo.com/news/texas-inspectors-approved-camp-mystic-235051076.html?guccounter=1
...Ted Cruz steps in it again, taking two days to return from Greece amidst the disaster, after his office insisted his return was "as fast as humanly possible": https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/ted-cruz-toured-the-parthenon-before-heading-home-to-texas-disaster-report
A great many Texans regularly visit and own property in and around Ruidoso, New Mexico, where they've seen flooding this week reminiscent of the Guadalupe: https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5392092-new-mexico-severe-flooding-claims-lives/
The merch to match your progressive values awaits at our web store! Goodies at https://store.progresstexas.org/.
Thanks for listening! Find our web store and other ways to support our important work at https://progresstexas.org.

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