Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a disaster declaration on Friday, amid touring hard-hit areas of his state, viewing “pockets of devastation” in Uvalde, the town that almost became an island in the devastating flood waters.
“Driving around in Uvalde, the damage looks far worse on the ground than it does in the air. The fact of the matter is, Uvalde was hit very, very hard, but the community and the people of this community are strong and resilient,” Abbott said during a July 17 update on the catastrophic flooding.
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