Ingram officials have been waiting to hear from Kerr County’s emergency management coordinator after feeling as if they were on their own during the devastating July 4 flooding.

The former Administrator of the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration, Dr. Richard Spinrad, says he is "more and more convinced" budget cuts at the National Weather Service, initiated by the Department of Government Efficiency,

Former FEMA official Jeremy Edwards joined Morning Joe after the resignation of the agency’s Urban Search and Rescue chief, who reportedly quit over the Trump administration’s delayed response to deadly flooding in Texas.

State and local officials said they did their best to coordinate evacuations and rescues, but better cellphone service might help in future floods.

On Wednesday, July 23, ABC News reported that the death toll from the flooding that ravaged areas of Central Texas during the 4th of July Weekend had climbed to 136 people. The tragedy continues to generate heated discussions on the response of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA),