Weekly Roundup - July 11, 2025

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• Mass Casualty Disaster Declared in Kerrville, Central Texas as First Responders Continue Flash Flood Rescue Efforts
• ‘Today Will Be a Hard Day’: Death Toll Increases in Kerrville Flooding Disaster
• Death Toll in Kerr County Rises to 59, President Trump Signs Federal Disaster Declaration
• Camp Mystic Mourns 27 Campers, Counselors Lost in the Hill Country Flood
• Texas Hill Country Flooding Prompts Legislative Response Ahead of Special Session
• Texas Elected Officials React to Trump Signing 'One, Big, Beautiful Bill'
• Randall County Republican Chairman Indicted on Election Fraud Charges
• 5th Circuit Upholds Block on Texas Law Criminalizing Illegal Immigration at State Level
• Houston FBI Announces Arrest of Alleged COVID-19 Chinese Hacker in Italy
• Mayor Eric Johnson Declares Dallas the First 'Sanctuary City from Socialism'