"This was of epic proportion; nobody has ever seen anything like this," the President added.
Before flying to the state capital of Austin, Mr. Trump briefly addressed a crowd outside of a fire station.
"Texas can handle anything," the President said to cheers.
"I just want to say we love you, you are special, we are here to take care, it's going well," Mr. Trump added.
While rain was letting up in some areas along the Gulf Coast, storms increased - and brought new flooding especially in the Galveston area.
But at the same time, there were examples of areas where the water levels went down.
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