The acting administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency is pushing back on criticisms of the federal response to ...

Kidd responded by explaining that, at the state level, his team acts as the “alarm bell” when receiving information from the ...

Some governors and mayors are concerned over how current or potential cuts to agencies will impact how the government can ...

During a lengthy hearing Wednesday, testimony highlighted problems with early warning systems, first responder communications and local emergency management.

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas state lawmakers gathered at the Capitol Wednesday to examine the catastrophic July 4th flooding that ...

The first bills related to revamping disaster preparedness in the aftermath of the deadly flooding have been filed.

Weeks before flash floods devastated the Texas Hill Country, Gov. Greg Abbott participated in the first meeting of a new ...

A New York Times report found thousands of calls to FEMA went unanswered after the Department of Homeland Security laid off ...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency and the National ... or vacant positions impacted the emergency response in Texas, ... any staffing issues or other concerns related to FEMA, ...

Jim Vondruska/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- In the wake of the flooding event in central Texas, some governors and mayors are raising concerns over how current or potential cuts to agencies that are par ...

Beshear emphasized that he did not want to speculate about if any cuts or vacant positions impacted the emergency response in Texas, adding "that needs to ultimately be a fact-based question that ...