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Disaster Chief Breaks Silence On Iffy Texas Flood Response
The top emergency coordinator in Kerr County, Texas, said he had been sick the day before catastrophic flooding hit Central ...
Kerr County emergency coordinator defends his flood response after weeks of silence
Kerr County’s top emergency coordinator said Thursday he had been feeling ill for days leading up to the deadly floods but ...
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 ...
LIVE: State legislators question Kerr County officials about deadly July 4 flood response
KERRVILLE, Texas — State legislators are set to publicly question local officials for the first time since at least 137 ...
‘Not a Damned Penny.’ Texas Flood Survivors Look for Help
Texas state legislators will be in Kerrville on Thursday for a hearing on the July 4 floods. They may get an earful.
FEMA search and rescue chief resigns after frustration with Texas flood response
The head of FEMA’s Urban Search and Rescue branch, which runs a network of teams stationed across the country that can ...
FEMA leader quits amid frustration over Trump’s Texas flood response
The decision was likely in part due to the agency's delayed response to the flooding disaster in Central Texas. Senior FEMA ...
Dem Calls for Investigation of Kristi Noem Over Fema's Texas Flood Response
Democratic Representative Jared Moskowitz has called for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to be investigated over the ...
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FEMA’s response to Texas flood slowed by Noem’s cost controls
As monstrous floodwaters surged across central Texas late last week, officials at the Federal Emergency Management Agency leapt into action, preparing to deploy critical search and rescue teams and ...