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Watch live: President Trump visits Kerrville on Friday, a week after deadly Texas floods
While it's not certain that Trump will give a speech, he's scheduled to appear in Kerrville, Texas on Friday.
Published July 11, 2025 at 4:57pm by Marley Malenfant
A week after catastrophic floods tore across the Texas Hill Country, authorities and volunteers on the ground Friday are searching for over 160 missing people as residents in hard-hit areas mourn the dead.
Is President Trump giving a speech in Texas?
While it's not certain that Trump will give a speech, he's scheduled to appear in Kerrville, Texas, at 11:30 a.m. CT.
Where to watch President Trump during his visit to Texas?
You can watch Trump live on the Austin American-Statesman YouTube channel.
What did Trump say about the Texas floods?
Trump issued a disaster declaration for the Central Texas area on Sunday, releasing federal funds for those affected by flooding in Kerr County as well as emergency work and repairs. In a Truth Social post, Trump said the U.S. Coast Guard and Texas first responders had "saved more than 850 lives."
"It's a horrible thing that took place, absolutely horrible," Trump said. "So we say, God bless all of the people that have gone through so much, and God bless, God bless the state of Texas."
On Sunday, the president announced plans to visit areas of Texas hardest hit by the floods.
Trump says he supports alarm system after Texas floods
In an interview on NBC's Meet the Press on Thursday, Trump said the Texas flood was a "once-in-every-200-year" event and expressed his support for installing an alarm system to warn of such emergencies.
"After having seen this horrible event, I would imagine you’d put alarms up in some form," Trump told NBC’s Meet the Press on Thursday ahead of the trip, noting, "local officials were hit by this just like everybody else."
Questions remain about what more could have been done to warn residents of the flooding, which surged the Guadalupe River nearly 30 feet in less than an hour. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's legislative agenda for an upcoming special session includes discussions on flood warning systems, communications and natural disaster preparation and recovery.