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FEMA, Texas and flash flood

FEMA’s director defends the response to Texas flooding during a hearing with lawmakers.

David Richardson, the acting director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, defended the Trump administration’s handling of the recent catastrophic floods in Texas, insisting to members of Congress on Wednesday that recent policy changes did not slow the government’s response.

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In the spotlight after floods, Texas lawmakers eye disaster plans amid FEMA uncertainty

The state Legislature will look at proposals for emergency preparedness in a special session that was already planned over hemp laws. A bill to help build emergency systems failed in the spring.

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Floods put Abbott, a disaster veteran, at crossroads of Trump’s FEMA rebrand

Weeks before flash floods devastated the Texas Hill Country, Gov. Greg Abbott participated in the first meeting of a new council to overhaul the Federal Emergency Management Agency. He criticized FEMA as “slow and clunky,” arguing that states are able to respond “more nimbly, more swiftly, more effectively” to disasters.

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FEMA chief would report directly to US president under new bill

The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency would report directly to the U.S. president instead of the Homeland ...

Texas lawmakers meet to debate disaster management as fingers are pointed over floods

Kerr County, where 135 people lost their lives on July 4, had no alert system in place, as taxpayers had refused to fund it.

FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth on MSN6d

Texas lawmakers set for contentious special session on flooding, THC, redistricting, and many more

The Texas Legislature will convene a 30-day special session on Monday to address 18 items outlined by Governor Greg Abbott, ...

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Texas floods: Congressman Greg Casar, other lawmakers question FEMA ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Austin Congressman Greg Casar and several other Democratic lawmakers have sent letters to U.S. leaders in the aftermath of deadly Central Texas floods, demanding answers about ...

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President Trump heads to Texas - MSN

FEMA’s future is now part of the political debate. President Trump has floated the idea of downsizing, or even dismantling, the agency. Democrats are rejecting that idea.

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