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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 ...
'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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Texas lawmakers could have funded better emergency response systems — but they didn’t
Even before dozens died in flood waters on July 4, Texas ranked first in the U.S. in number of deaths due to natural ...
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 ...
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Kerr County Sheriff and authorities have yet to explain who did what ...
Kerr County’s emergency manager would have been the one to guide a flash flooding procedure and evacuation plan – ideally established ahead of time – that’s designed to maximize lives saved.
Trump praises disaster response in Texas while FEMA's future is murky
The president and first lady visited Kerrville to meet local officials and families of the victims of the recent flooding.