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DHS Secretary Kristi Noem defends FEMA Texas flooding response after NYT reports slow response
The Department of Homeland Security secretary defended the federal government's response and denied that policy changes ...
After Texas flood, elected leaders say cuts to FEMA, NOAA could affect weather response
Some governors and mayors are concerned over how current or potential cuts to agencies will impact how the government can ...
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Texas Failed to Spend Millions in Federal Aid for Flood Protection
Many states, including Texas, have not used billions of dollars from FEMA intended to reduce damage from flooding and other ...
Texas Democrats Greg Casar, Jasmine Crockett push for documents on federal flood response
The two members of the House Oversight Committee, along with the panel’s top Democrat, U.S. Rep. Robert Garcia of California, ...
'Filled with grief and devastation’ : Trump surveys Texas flood damage. Live updates
President Donald Trump met with victims' families and surveyed the damage of catastrophic floods that struck the state one ...
Texas flood: Kickoff meeting for Kerr County warning system project had been planned for mid-July
A Kerrville-area river authority executed a contract for a flood warning system that would have been used to help with ...
Gov. Greg Abbott adds flood response, disaster readiness to special session after deadly Central Texas floods
The special session agenda includes 18 legislative priorities, with several directly addressing the recent disaster.
Challenge of predicting Texas floods and SCOTUS allows for mass federal layoffs: Morning Rundown
Plus, Medicaid and Affordable Care Act cuts in Donald Trump's domestic policy bill have rural hospitals considering what ...