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'Gross negligence': Official in charge of coordinating TX flood response was 'likely asleep'
On Wednesday, July 23, ABC News reported that the death toll from the flooding that ravaged areas of Central Texas during the ...
FEMA chief ‘can’t see anything that we did wrong’ in Texas flood response
The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s acting leader has adamantly defended the federal government’s response to historic ...
Leaders of Texas town hit by floods frustrated over lack of answers from top emergency official
Ingram officials have been waiting to hear from Kerr County’s emergency management coordinator after feeling as if they were ...
‘That needs to change’ | Texas does not have minimum qualifications to be a local emergency manager
Firefighters, police, and EMS all need to undergo formal training and pass a test before hitting the street. People ...
Texas county’s emergency management coordinator was likely asleep in critical morning hours of deadly floods, sheriff says
Testimony will be heard from those in charge of managing rivers as well as emergency managers and first responders about the ...
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Delays and dysfunction: How Trump’s FEMA overhaul failed Texas flood victims
As deadly floods ravaged Texas, FEMA’s response was stalled by political interference, bureaucratic delays, and personal oversight from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem—leading to the ...
‘We are better than that’: Texas’ top disaster official delivers damning testimony | Editorial
The first Texas Legislature hearing began with a somber prayer and promise not to play a blame game. But Chief Nim Kidd ...
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 ...