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After helping GOP-led Texas, Trump admin denies FEMA aid to another Democratic-led state

The denial of federal money to assist Maryland’s flood recovery continues a trend of spurning devastated residents in states ...

At Texas Flooding Hearing, State Officials Look Elsewhere for Blame

At several points during the hearing, the state emergency management chief directed attention to the role of local emergency ...

Lawmakers demand answers from FEMA after deadly Texas flood response

WASHINGTON D.C., DC — After the devastating Fourth of July flooding in Kerr County that claimed the lives of 137 people, FEMA ...
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These are the Texas counties under Abbott's disaster declaration for deadly flooding

The number of counties under Gov. Greg Abbott's disaster declaration for the deadly flooding in the Texas Hill Country has ...

Leaders of Texas town hit by floods frustrated over lack of answers from top emergency official

Ingram officials have been waiting to hear from Kerr County’s emergency management coordinator after feeling as if they were ...

FEMA chief rejects criticism, calls Texas floods response 'a model' for dealing with disaster

The acting administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency is pushing back on criticisms of the federal response to ...

Amid criticism, acting FEMA chief touts Texas flood response as model for nation

U.S. House Democrats on Wednesday pressed David Richardson, acting head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, about his ...

'24 hours too late': Fmr. FEMA official says Trump admin delays “cost lives” during Texas floods

Former FEMA official Jeremy Edwards joined Morning Joe after the resignation of the agency’s Urban Search and Rescue chief, ...

‘That needs to change’ | Texas does not have minimum qualifications to be a local emergency manager

Firefighters, police, and EMS all need to undergo formal training and pass a test before hitting the street. People ...

Texas county’s emergency management coordinator was likely asleep in critical morning hours of deadly floods, sheriff says

Testimony will be heard from those in charge of managing rivers as well as emergency managers and first responders about the ...

How Central Texas flood victims can receive FEMA assistance

Flood victims in Central Texas can apply for disaster assistance through Sept. 4. Wreckage found after Russian plane carrying ...

What FEMA’s acting chief said about missed calls after Texas flooding

After deadly floods in Kerr County, FEMA is under fire for reportedly failing to answer thousands of calls from survivors. Here's what happened in Congress.