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{"id":11011,"date":"2025-07-06T02:21:20","date_gmt":"2025-07-06T02:21:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluelightnews.com\/category\/politics\/texas-expands-disaster-declaration-as-flood-death-toll-rises\/"},"modified":"2025-07-06T02:21:20","modified_gmt":"2025-07-06T02:21:20","slug":"texas-expands-disaster-declaration-as-flood-death-toll-rises","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluelightnews.com\/category\/politics\/texas-expands-disaster-declaration-as-flood-death-toll-rises\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas expands disaster declaration as flood death toll rises"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-testid=\"video-page\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div data-testid=\"video-page__player\"><picture class data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1240px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-760x428,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_07\/1751749935678_n_msnbc_brk_texas_updates_250705_1920x1080-w6bsds.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<section data-testid=\"playlist-drawer\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<p>Now Playing<\/p>\n<picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_07\/1751749935678_n_msnbc_brk_texas_updates_250705_1920x1080-w6bsds.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<p>UP NEXT<\/p>\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_07\/1751729704848_n_msnbc_brk_presser_texas_toll_250705_1920x1080-voqgh9.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">Watch: Authorities give update on death toll in Texas flash flooding<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">17:01<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_07\/1751717802640_n_theweekend_brk_texas_chandler_250705_1920x1080-cwlyq7.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">&#8216;Mass causality event&#8217;: Search continues for survivors in Texas floodwaters<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">02:57<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_07\/1751652583130_n_jansing_brk_texas_flooding_solis_250704_1920x1080-xrg5f7.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">Local Texas officials pressed over evacuation plans after unexpected flooding<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">01:28<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_06\/1749908981460_n_theweekend_TexasTroops_250614_1920x1080-e17ict.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">New San Antonio Mayor tells Trump to uphold oath to Constitution amid Texas troop deployment<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">05:52<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_06\/1749058545104_n_jansing_rep_jared_moskowitz_severe_weather_dhs_secy_noem_fema_response_250604_1920x1080-7kat71.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">Rep. 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FEMA administrator weighs in<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">06:26<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_05\/1748723323688_n_witt_wassermanschultz_democrats_musk_testify_doge_immigration_fema_crypto_trump_250531_1920x1080-etazz8.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">Democrats will look to bring Musk in to testify on DOGE after midterms: Rep. Wasserman Schultz<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">08:19<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_05\/1748698213711_n_hayes_fema_250531_1920x1080-j8t7en.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">Inside the scramble to keep FEMA alive ahead of hurricane season<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">06:13<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_05\/1748624893708_n_jansing_deanna_criswell_dhs_secertary_kristi_noem_pushing_to_keep_fema_alive_250530_1920x1080-fnxqjm.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">DHS Secretary Noem pushing to keep FEMA alive ahead of hurricane season<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">04:04<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_05\/1748479759459_n_hayes_fema_250528_1920x1080-o0vev7.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">Trump&rsquo;s FEMA denies North Carolina&rsquo;s request for Hurricane Helene aid<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">02:42<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_05\/1748196853824_n_witt_brk_travel_holidayweek_250525_1920x1080-plwaw9.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">AAA projects over 45 million travelers Memorial Day weekend<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">01:33<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_05\/1747946434909_n_tur_deanne_criswell_trump_admin_cuts_to_fema_understaffed_underfunded_250522_1920x1080-3si8ut.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">Trump admin leaves FEMA understaffed and underfunded just two weeks before hurricane season<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">06:51<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_05\/1747718765755_n_maddow_nws_250519_1920x1080-khrf02.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">Deadly storms highlight concern about Trump&#8217;s cuts to National Weather Service<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">10:31<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_05\/1747678324518_n_jansing_governor_andy_beshear_kentucky_tornado_outbreak_deadly_destruction_250519_1920x1080-cyuqt6.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">Kentucky Gov. Beshear details devastation after deadly tornado outbreak<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">06:06<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_05\/1747669544270_n_cabrera_mayor_cara_spencer_st_louis_deady_tornado_outbreak_missourti_250519_1920x1080-c68eqt.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">St. Louis mayor details devastation after deadly tornado outbreak<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">06:29<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source 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src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_04\/1745032782284_n_maddow_sauce_250418_1920x1080-cjcu9j.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">Lost in the sauce: Stories Trump probably hoped you wouldn&#8217;t notice while he &#8216;flooded the zone&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">09:04<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_04\/1743962365363_n_witt_brk_17storms_south_250406_1920x1080-toxbzy.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 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data-testid=\"unibrow-text\">BLN<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section data-testid=\"video-page-playlist\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div>\n<p>Now Playing<\/p>\n<picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_07\/1751749935678_n_msnbc_brk_texas_updates_250705_1920x1080-w6bsds.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">Texas expands disaster declaration as flood death toll rises<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">02:18<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<p>UP NEXT<\/p>\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_07\/1751729704848_n_msnbc_brk_presser_texas_toll_250705_1920x1080-voqgh9.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">Watch: Authorities give update on death toll in Texas flash flooding<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">17:01<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_07\/1751717802640_n_theweekend_brk_texas_chandler_250705_1920x1080-cwlyq7.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">&#8216;Mass causality event&#8217;: Search continues for survivors in Texas floodwaters<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">02:57<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_07\/1751652583130_n_jansing_brk_texas_flooding_solis_250704_1920x1080-xrg5f7.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">Local Texas officials pressed over evacuation plans after unexpected flooding<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">01:28<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_06\/1749908981460_n_theweekend_TexasTroops_250614_1920x1080-e17ict.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">New San Antonio Mayor tells Trump to uphold oath to Constitution amid Texas troop deployment<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">05:52<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 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