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CT leaders raise doubts over future FEMA responses after Texas floods

Connecticut leaders raise doubts over future FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) responses following the Texas floods.

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FEMA Chief Finally Makes His Appearance At Flood-Ravaged Texas Region

E&E News · 20h

FEMA chief slips into Texas for rare public appearance

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Heavy rains in Texas pause search efforts for flood victims and damage homes elsewhere

KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — More heavy rains in Texas on Sunday temporarily paused a weeklong search for victims of catastrophic flooding along the Guadalupe River and led to dozens of high-water rescues ...

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Texas flood victims struggled to reach FEMA after layoffs: Report

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Search for Texas flood victims paused as heavy rains bring new threat of high waters

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Texas flooding updates: Over 130 dead as flash flood threat increases in Texas

"This incident will be reviewed -- you have my word,” the sheriff said, adding that improvements will be made if needed.

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Heavy rains in Texas halt search efforts for victims of deadly floods

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Texas floods mapped: Here are the affected areas as death toll rises

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Just 9 percent think FEMA should be eliminated: Survey

Very few Americans say in a new poll that it’s a good idea to scrap the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) entirely, a position President Trump has embraced in recent months. In the latest Economist/YouGov survey,

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FEMA Review Council digs into agency functions, responsibilities

The FEMA Review Council is now diving into what responsibilities could be offloaded to states or other entities

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What does it mean to Harris County that FEMA missed nearly two-thirds of calls after central Texas floods?

Cuts made to the Federal Emergency Management Agency under the Trump administration severely impaired its ability to respond to the devastating floods in central Texas.

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As FEMA aids Texas flood victims, Noem urges eliminating US agency 'as it exists today'

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem called on Wednesday for the Federal Emergency Management Agency to be eliminated in its current form, even as the disaster-relief agency deployed specialists and supplies to Texas to help respond to devastating floods.

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FEMA assistance deadlines approaching for Missouri storm victims: How to apply and who qualifies

Deadlines are nearing for Missouri residents in select counties to apply for Federal Emergency Management Agency aid after storms in March and May. Find out eligibility, deadlines and how to apply for assistance.

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FEMA approved Camp Mystic appeals to exempt buildings from flood zone

Camp Mystic successfully appealed to remove several structures from a FEMA flood zone, despite being located in a high-risk flood area in Texas Hill Country.

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Documents Show FEMA Calls Went Unanswered. Kristi Noem Claims It’s Fake News

Homeland Security Sec. Kristi Noem denied that Texas flood victims could not contact FEMA's call centers in the days following the disaster.

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FEMA to inspect TN storm-damaged homes

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will be inspecting Tennessee homes damaged by the severe weather in April. The evaluations will be for all Tennesseans who applied for disaster assistance following the storms that hit the state between April 2 and April 24 this year.

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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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Fate of US disaster relief agency FEMA still being discussed

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has no immediate plans to abolish the Federal Emergency Management Agency amid ongoing discussions about the disaster relief agency's future, the Washington Post reported.