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After Texas floods, questions about FEMA's future loom large
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has been exerting more direct control over the agency, which President Trump has ...
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.
In Texas flood response, FEMA slowed by Noem’s cost controls
As monstrous floodwaters surged across central Texas late last week, officials at the Federal Emergency Management Agency ...
These Mexican camp counselors put on 'brave faces' to protect girls during Texas floods
On the morning of July 7, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo expressed condolences for the lives lost in the floods.
'Send help or not, I have work to do': Texas man rescues family from catastrophic flood
During Texas's second-worst flood, Matthew Crowder ignored dispatch warnings to save a family. Now the community rallies to ...
Texas flooding, and politics around it, underscore the challenges Trump faces in replacing FEMA
Noem said the rapid delivery of funds to Texas resembled the “state block grants” model Trump has promoted. It’s an idea that ...
Ways to help Texas flooding victims while avoiding scams
Monetary donations are the most effective way to help, and several reputable organizations are accepting funds.
How can families handle anxiety around summer camp after the Texas floods?
When tragedies are in the news — natural disasters, plane crashes, fires — parents naturally and unavoidably react by ...
Isolated storms, showers that may prompt flash flooding on tap for North Texas
Temperatures are a little cooler on Wednesday morning, starting off in the low to mid-70s with partly cloudy skies.It will be ...