The acting administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency is pushing back on criticisms of the federal response to ...

Kidd responded by explaining that, at the state level, his team acts as the “alarm bell” when receiving information from the ...

Some governors and mayors are concerned over how current or potential cuts to agencies will impact how the government can ...

Texas lawmakers on Wednesday scrutinized the state's emergency response to the July 4 floods that killed at least 136 people after a top Republican said legislators had no intention of criticizing or ...

During a lengthy hearing Wednesday, testimony highlighted problems with early warning systems, first responder communications and local emergency management.

Weeks before flash floods devastated the Texas Hill Country, Gov. Greg Abbott participated in the first meeting of a new ...

The first bills related to revamping disaster preparedness in the aftermath of the deadly flooding have been filed.

A New York Times report found thousands of calls to FEMA went unanswered after the Department of Homeland Security laid off ...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency and the National ... or vacant positions impacted the emergency response in Texas, ... any staffing issues or other concerns related to FEMA, ...

Jim Vondruska/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- In the wake of the flooding event in central Texas, some governors and mayors are raising concerns over how current or potential cuts to agencies that are par ...