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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 ...
After Central Texas floods, Austin urges FEMA to restore grant for stalled levee project
Austin officials are calling on FEMA to reinstate $50 million in flood resilience funding pulled by the Trump administration ...
FEMA under fire for 24-hour delay in sending search and rescue teams to deadly Texas floods
Republicans and Democrats in Congress questions the FEMA chief about the agency's response following flooding in Hill Country ...
FEMA chief ‘can’t see anything that we did wrong’ in Texas flood response
The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s acting leader has adamantly defended the federal government’s response to historic ...
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 ...
Head of FEMA Search and Rescue resigns over agency's response to Texas floods: Sources
The head of FEMA's Urban Search and Rescue branch, Ken Pagurek, has resigned due to frustration over the agency's response to ...
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 emergency services remain on hold.
Texas' emergency management chief says state needs to work on volunteer management, other policies
Kidd highlighted concerns about volunteer management, local emergency management credentials and codification for the state's ...
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 ...
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Texas floods FEMA claim tracker: $17 million approved, thousands still ...
In 76903, in Tom Green County, FEMA has cleared nearly $5.5 million in damage awards. FEMA has approved about 68% of Tom Green County’s 1,301 applications so far, compared to 15% of Kerr County ...
Cruz unveils radio bill expanding emergency weather communications after deadly Texas flash floods
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) on Thursday introduced legislation seeking to modernize weather radio systems after deadly Texas ...