Texas Lawmakers Discuss FEMA

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FEMA's director defends the response to Texas flooding

FEMA chief rejects criticism, calls Texas floods response ‘a model’ for dealing with disaster

Richardson said a Texas-based FEMA task force was on the ground on July 4, along with other Homeland Security assets like the Coast Guard and Customs and Border Protection, and that additional suppor...

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FEMA leader defends agency response to Texas floods

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

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FEMA officials questioned on Capitol Hill

After catastrophic flash flooding devastated parts of Texas earlier this month leaving more than 100 people dead, lawmakers on Capitol Hill are questioning the federal response and asking whether FEM...

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Here's how you can get help from FEMA following the Central Texas floods

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FEMA chief rejects criticism, calls Texas floods response 'a model' for dealing with disaster

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'FEMA is in worse shape than any agency': House Dem slams Kristi Noem’s leadership

Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) joins Morning Joe to call out House Republicans for adjourning early to avoid a vote on the Epstein files: “They are running away… This is a Republican fight.”

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Noem's DHS Slams FEMA Rescue Chief's Resignation As 'Laughable' In Wake Of Texas Flood Disaster

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FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Chief Resigns, Citing Agency ‘Chaos’, Colleagues Said

Texas lawmakers begin review of catastrophic floods that killed at least 136

Texas lawmakers have filed bills to improve early warning systems and emergency communications and to provide relief funding.

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What has been proposed at the Texas special legislative session on flooding crisis

Texas lawmakers gathered this week for a special legislative session to discuss emergency procedures and early warning systems following the deadly July 4 flash floods. Gov. Greg Abbott called the special session in the wake of the flooding, which killed more than 130 people in Hill Country.

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Texas emergency warning bill, vetoed in 2019, will return in session

A bill Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed in 2019 could have increased participation in phone-based emergency warning systems, according to experts and the bill’s authors.

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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, including flood relief, THC product regulation, and congressional redistricting.

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Texas lawmakers failed to pass a bill to improve local disaster warning systems this year

A GOP state lawmaker who represents Kerr County says he likely would vote differently now on House Bill 13, which would have established a grant program for counties to build new emergency communication infrastructure.