U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has backed away from abolishing the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Washington Post reported on Friday, ahead of the president's visit to flood-hit Texas.

Greg Abbott announced the federal declaration Friday after formally requesting it for the Austin-area counties Thursday afternoon. Kerr County, where nearly 100 people have been confirmed dead in the flooding,

The White House says the president will visit the state emergency operations center to meet with first responders and relatives of flood victims.

As Trump heads to Texas to see the impact of last week’s deadly flash floods, the White House has backed away from plans to abolish FEMA, officials said.

California frequently suffers some of the costliest disasters in the country. Now state officials fear they’ll be left to face them without federal funding.

Sen. Andy Kim (D-N.J.) slammed Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem after media outlets reported that she slowed federal resources to the devastating Texas floods.

President Donald Trump praised FEMA’s response to the deadly Texas floods on July 11, despite previous plans to abolish the agency.

Secretary Kristi Noem for the federal response to the recent deadly floods in Texas that have killed at least 120 people, amid