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Robert Earl Keen has a personal connection to Kerrville, TX, the site of massive flooding on July 4 that authorities say resulted in the deaths of 111 people, with nearly 170 still unaccounted for at press time.
Heavy equipment is tearing through massive debris piles in Kerr County as the search for the missing continues.
Before heading to Texas July 11, the president expanded a federal disaster declaration for the floods, making residents of eight Central Texas counties eligible for federal assistance programs.
Heavy rain poured over parts of central Texas, dumping more than a month's worth of rain for places like San Angelo.
The death toll in the central Texas flooding is up to 119 people, 95 of them in Kerr County, including 36 children.
Trump’s trip to Texas is a chance for Trump to tout the local search and rescue teams, “in a show of solidarity aimed at quelling criticism and emphasizing the White House’s close coordination with Texas officials,
A "Basic Plan" for emergency response for three Texas counties, including Kerr County, labeled flash flooding as "highly likely" to occur, with a "major" impact on public health and safety, according to an ABC News review of a page on the Kerrville city website.