Many states, including Texas, have not used billions of dollars from FEMA intended to reduce damage from flooding and other disasters

Over 130 people have died after heavy rain pounded Kerr County, Texas, early Friday, leading to "catastrophic" flooding, the sheriff said.

More than a week after deadly floods struck Central Texas, search and rescue teams are continuing to probe debris for those still missing.

Kerr County commissioners discussed ongoing search and recovery efforts Monday in their first official meeting since catastrophic flooding killed more than 100 people in the county over the July 4 weekend.

Just weeks ago, President Donald Trump said he wanted to begin “phasing out” the Federal Emergency Management Agency after this hurricane season to “wean off of FEMA” and “bring it down to the state level.

A new report has found that officials in Kerr County, Texas, did not use technology that would have sent lifesaving emergency messages to everyone in the vicinity of the Guadalupe River as it flood 4.

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 is touring the devastation left by flash flooding in central Texas amid growing questions about how local officials responded to the crisis as well as questions about the federal response -- including the fate of the Federal Emergency Management Agency -- that he has so far avoided.