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Texas special session week 1: THC, redistricting, flood response
Lawmakers held hearings in Austin on some of the highest-profile items on the agenda, including flood response, redistricting ...
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 ...
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FEMA Director Defends Texas Flood Response as ‘Model’ for Disasters
David Richardson, the acting director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), on Wednesday defended his agency’s ...
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's quick Texas response was 'the exception' as backlog grows under Trump
As natural disasters like flooding, tornadoes and landslides piled up this spring, FEMA accumulated a backlog of disaster ...
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 ...
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House Democrat Grills Trump’s FEMA Boss About Deadly Texas Flood: Do the Victims ‘Deserve an Apology?’
"You seem uninterested in learning what went wrong and how to respond better. Do the victims and survivors in Texas deserve ...
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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 search and rescue chief exits agency after Texas flood response
The chief of the Federal Emergency Management Agency urban search and rescue team resigned Monday over frustrations on how ...