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Kristi Noem Says Texas Flood Response Is Model for Future Disasters
But Noem had severely botched FEMA’s Texas response by failing to renew contracts with companies staffing FEMA call centers, ...
Gov. Greg Abbott activates state emergency response resources as new storms threaten flood-weary Texas
Forecasters warn that slow-moving storms could bring heavy downpours to already saturated areas, increasing the risk of flash ...
Texas Department of Emergency Management won't answer specific questions on Kerr County Flood response
The state department has said it had teams in place in Kerr County the day before the flooding. They won't say who was in ...
Texas lawmakers could have funded better emergency response systems — but they didn’t
Even before dozens died in flood waters on July 4, Texas ranked first in the U.S. in number of deaths due to natural ...
Timeline raises questions over how Texas officials handled warnings before the deadly July 4 flood
Officials in Texas are facing mounting questions about whether they did enough to get people out of harm’s way before a flash ...
After years of negligence, Texas lawmakers must address flood threat | Editorial
Infrastructure related to flooding and other disasters must be treated as the top priority during the Texas Legislature’s ...
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 ...
Trump administration's Texas flood disaster response 'fundamentally different' from Biden's approach: Noem
Kristi Noem detailed how the federal government deployed resources and funds to Texas flood victims, signaling fundamental ...
TDEM activates state emergency response resources before flood threat in Central and West Texas
Texas has activated a state emergency response to prepare for potential flash flooding in Central and West Texas, with ...
Texas officials defend flood response and Tucker Carlson criticizes Trump: Morning Rundown
Plus, Republicans strategists are advising lawmakers to appeal to working class voters when selling Donald Trump's "big, ...
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Texas lawmakers to reconsider rejected emergency response upgrades after deadly flash flood
Texas lawmakers failed to pass a bill in the regular legislative session that would have improved local governments’ ...
Camp Mystic leader may not have seen urgent alert before Texas flood, family spokesman says
The leader of Camp Mystic had been tracking the weather before the deadly Texas floods, but it is now unclear whether he saw ...