The head of FEMA’s Urban Search and Rescue branch, which runs a network of teams stationed across the country that can ...

Professional crisis communicators watched the news conferences with dismay. Deflecting blame is not helpful if politicians ...

As monstrous floodwaters surged across central Texas late last week, officials at the Federal Emergency Management Agency ...

Nearly a week after floodwaters swept away more than 100 lives, Texas officials are facing heated questions over how much was ...

A week after catastrophic floods in Central Texas, key questions remain unanswered about how state and local officials ...

The Homeland Security chief denied that a memo she issued in June requiring her to approve FEMA expenditures over $100,000 ...

Controversy erupted after a fundraiser for Sade Perkins, a former Houston official who made racial comments about the 27 ...

President Donald Trump visited Texas to assess flood damage as his administration considers significant changes to FEMA.

Trump arrived Friday in Texas as questions swirl about authorities' response to flash floods that left at least 120 people ...

Local officials have insisted that no one saw the flood potential coming and have defended their actions.

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An initial flood watch — which generally urges residents to be weather-aware — was issued by the local National Weather Service office at 1:18 p.m. Thursday. It predicted 5 to 7 inches of rain.