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Opinion: Texas Relies on FEMA More Than State Leaders Care to Admit

The Trump administration wants to “rebrand” the agency to emphasize states’ roles in disaster response. But Texas’s history ...

FEMA moved quickly to help Texas. These other states waited months.

Several states and two Native American tribes waited months for disaster aid, while hundreds of requests for critical ...

At House hearing, scrutiny of FEMA handling of Texas floods

House Republicans and Democrats sharply scrutinized the federal response to the Texas flooding disaster that killed at least ...

Texas flood underscores flaws in local emergency preparedness

The first Legislative hearing into the July Fourth floods revealed gaps in training and communications. It also countered ...

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 ...

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

Donald Trump’s administration has denied Maryland’s request for FEMA aid to deal with the fallout of devastating floods in ...

Texas emergency warning bill, vetoed in 2019, will return in session

A bill Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed in 2019 could have increased participation in phone-based emergency warning systems, according ...

What has been proposed at the Texas special legislative session on flooding crisis

The flash floods that killed at least 135 people in Texas' Hill Country was the main topic during the opening of a special ...