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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 ...
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'Gross negligence': Official in charge of coordinating TX flood response was 'likely asleep'
On Wednesday, July 23, ABC News reported that the death toll from the flooding that ravaged areas of Central Texas during the ...
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 ...
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 ...
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Delays and dysfunction: How Trump’s FEMA overhaul failed Texas flood victims
As deadly floods ravaged Texas, FEMA’s response was stalled by political interference, bureaucratic delays, and personal oversight from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem—leading to the ...
DHS slams CNN for ‘activist journalism’ over report claiming Noem slowed Texas flood response
The report, citing anonymous sources, suggested FEMA's Texas flood response was delayed as a result of a Trump administration cost-saving rule.
FEMA’s response to Texas flood slowed by Noem’s cost controls
As monstrous floodwaters surged across central Texas late last week, officials at the Federal Emergency Management Agency ...
‘We are better than that’: Texas’ top disaster official delivers damning testimony | Editorial
The first Texas Legislature hearing began with a somber prayer and promise not to play a blame game. But Chief Nim Kidd ...