The flood disaster that struck Texas over Independence Day weekend was beyond the state’s ability to predict or fully manage, the state emergency management chief told the legislature on Wednesday. “People are going to ask,

The chief of the Federal Emergency Management Agency urban search and rescue team resigned Monday over frustrations on how the government handled the Texas flood response, CNN first reported. The big picture: Ken Pagurek's resignation comes as the agency approaches peak disaster season,

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott expressed gratitude to 26 states that sent emergency teams and resources to help with flood recovery.

"You seem uninterested in learning what went wrong and how to respond better. Do the victims and survivors in Texas deserve an apology?"

Some governors and mayors are concerned over how current or potential cuts to agencies will impact how the government can respond in the future to major weather events.

Forecasters warn that slow-moving storms could bring heavy downpours to already saturated areas, increasing the risk of flash flooding.

The head of FEMA’s Urban Search and Rescue branch, which runs a network of teams stationed across the country that can swiftly respond to natural disasters, resigned on Monday.