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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 ...
Trump avoids talk of scrapping FEMA after more than 100 killed in Texas flash flood
President Donald Trump has avoided talk of scrapping the federal disaster response agency after the catastrophic flash flood ...
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 ...
Kristi Noem backtracks on FEMA, says Trump wants it ‘remade’
In a shift, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem appeared on Sunday to walk back earlier plans for a sweeping dismantling ...
Texas flooding, and politics around it, underscore the challenges Trump faces in replacing FEMA
Just weeks ago, President Donald Trump said he wanted to begin “phasing out” the Federal Emergency Management Agency after ...
Dozens of Camp Mystic buildings removed from 100-year flood map by FEMA before expansion, records show
The Federal Emergency Management Agency included Camp Mystic in a "Special Flood Hazard Area" in its National Flood Insurance ...
Critics hear differences in Trump's approach to Texas, California disasters: ANALYSIS
Trump was also quick to criticize the Federal Emergency Management Agency's response to both disasters, and as president, he ...