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FEMA response to Hill Country floods slowed by cost controls, sources tell CNN
Rescue efforts began Friday, but FEMA did not deploy its network of Urban Search and Rescue teams until Monday.
Kerr County plan labeled flash flooding 'highly likely' with 'major' impact on public safety
A "Basic Plan" for emergency response for three Texas counties labeled flash flooding as having a "major" impact on public ...
One week later, key questions remain about officials' response to deadly floods in Central Texas
A week after catastrophic floods in Central Texas, key questions remain unanswered about how state and local officials ...
Donald Trump Wants FEMA 'Remade,' Not Eradicated—DHS Secretary
The administration supported search and rescue operations in Kerr County, Texas, after at least 120 people died and dozens ...
'Forecasts were there': Emergency response questioned in Texas floods
More than 100 people are dead and 150 known to be missing in Texas Wednesday from flooding but questions remain about how the ...
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Kerr County Sheriff and authorities have yet to explain who did what ...
Kerr County Emergency Management Coordinator W.B. “Dub” Thomas declined to comment when asked to explain the actions the county took in the early morning hours of Friday, CNN previously ...
Kerr County confirms 103 flood deaths, Trump visits to assess damage and support victims
As President Donald Trump heads to Texas on Friday for a firsthand look at the devastation caused by catastrophic flooding, ...
Emergency Response Comes Under Scrutiny After Deadly Texas Floods
A public backlash is enveloping Kerr County over the local steps taken after the National Weather Service warned of a ...
Records: FEMA cut dozens of Camp Mystic buildings from 100-year flood map before expansion
In response to an appeal, FEMA in 2013 amended the county’s flood map to remove 15 of the camp’s buildings from the hazard ...
Trump praises FEMA response in Texas after earlier threats to eliminate agency
"FEMA has been really headed by some very good people,” Trump said during a roundtable with local officials, suggesting his administration turned the agency around after sharply criticizing the Biden ...