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The White House and Republican Sen. Ted Cruz defended the National Weather Service and accused some Democrats of playing politics in the wake of devastating floods in Texas. "I think this is not a time for partisan finger-pointing and attacks," Cruz said at a news conference with local officials in Kerr County on Monday morning.
During a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing last week, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) questioned Public Citizen Climate Program Director David Arkush over his past writings.
"I hope that everyone knows, prayers work and God is still out there," Kerrville resident Donna Ragsdale said.
While Kerr County officials say they didn't know how bad the July 4 flooding would be, it warned residents nearly eight years ago to "be flood aware" about the ongoing potential for "monstrous and devastating flash floods.