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FEMA search and rescue teams take days to reach Texas after flooding as agency faces overhaul

Multiple urban search and rescue teams from across the country that responded to the deadly floods in central Texas told CNN ...
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Texas residents speak out after flood hearing reveals leaders unavailable during emergency

Kerr County's emergency manager testified at a hearing Thursday that he was sick and asleep when the deadly flash floods hit ...

Texas flood survivors offer mixed reviews of FEMA as the agency awaits uncertain future

As contaminated Guadalupe River water receded following the deadly flooding in Kerrville, Texas, this month, residents ...

FEMA search and rescue chief resigns after frustration with Texas flood response

The head of FEMA’s Urban Search and Rescue branch, which runs a network of teams stationed across the country that can ...

FEMA’s director defends the response to Texas flooding during a hearing with lawmakers.

David Richardson, the acting director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, defended the Trump administration’s ...

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

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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FEMA is at work in Texas flood zones, but private relief groups lead the way

After early criticism for being late, FEMA is getting high marks from people affected by the July 4 floods, especially in ...
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House Democrat Grills Trump’s FEMA Boss About Deadly Texas Flood: Do the Victims ‘Deserve an Apology?’

"You seem uninterested in learning what went wrong and how to respond better. Do the victims and survivors in Texas deserve ...

Texas flooding, and politics around it, underscore the challenges Trump faces in replacing FEMA

It administers the National Flood Insurance Program ... disaster recovery centers where households can get help applying for assistance, according to Texas Emergency Management Chief Nim Kidd.

As FEMA aids Texas flood victims, Noem urges eliminating US agency 'as it exists today'

July 9 (Reuters) - U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem called on Wednesday for the Federal Emergency Management ...

Texas flood survivors decry lack of aid, ‘toxic pit’ conditions in special session

Communities hit by the deadly Independence Day floods face a desperate and confused recovery bereft of state and federal aid, ...