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Water supply emergency declared in Texas city
The City of Kerrville, Texas, activated its water conservation plan starting at midnight on Tuesday after the region ...
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 ...
FEMA resources for counseling and unemployment benefits
For those who were affected by the July 4 floods, FEMA is offering resources for counseling and unemployment benefits. According to the official FEMA release: “The Disaster Distress Helpline, a ...
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 ...
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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’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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
FEMA head who resigned after Texas floods will return to Philadelphia Fire Department
Ken Pagurek, a longtime Philadelphia firefighter who served as chief of FEMA’s search and rescue branch for the past year, ...
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.