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Texas floods fact-check: NWS and NOAA cut jobs, but Trump hasn't ‘defunded’ them
"The reason the Texans had no idea that a giant flash-flood that killed 20 plus people was going to be coming to them was because the Trump regime has defunded not only the National Weather Service but also what’s known as NOAA … both of those things are how we predict weather events like these," the video’s narrator said.
Experts said the NWS did a good job warning about the flooding, but questions remain about whether the cuts played a role.
Key positions at National Weather Service offices across Texas are vacant, sowing doubt over the state’s ability to respond ...
The National Weather Service says its Central Texas office was prepared for the devastating storms, but understaffed offices ...
Former NOAA administrator Rick Spinrad said an NWS vacancy could have been why some people didn't receive flood warnings.
NWS says Flash Flood Warnings were issued on July 3 and early July 4 in Central Texas, giving more than three hours of ...
Texas Congressman Joaquin Castro (D) joins Ana Cabrera to weigh in on the response to the devastating flooding in his state ...
Deadly flood in Texas sparks a debate over whether recent cuts and staffing shortages led to a greater loss of life.
Follow live updates on the Texas floods, where the death toll has surpassed 100, including Camp Mystic counselors and campers ...
Sen. Chuck Schumer is pressing the NWS’s watchdog to probe whether Trump’s cuts worsened the recent catastrophe.
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