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Kerr County, Texas and Kickoff meeting

Kerr County commissioners set to hold first meeting since catastrophic Texas flooding

Commissioners in Kerr County, Texas, are set to meet Monday in their first official court hearing since more than 100 people, including children and counselors at a summer camp, were killed in catastrophic flooding last week.

ABC News on MSN · 4d

Texas flood: Kickoff meeting for Kerr County warning system project had been planned for mid-July

A Kerrville-area river authority executed a contract for a flood warning system that would have been used to help with emergency response, local officials said.

KXAN Austin on MSN · 6d

Austin Fire Chief defends response after accusations of delaying help for Kerr County flooding

The Austin Fire Chief insists his department is doing everything it can to respond to deadly flooding in Kerr County after firefighters accused him of actions that delayed deployment of

Noem defends FEMA response to Texas floods

The Independent on MSN · 5h

Texas floods latest: New round of flash flooding brings more evacuations as Kristi Noem denies report she delayed FEMA response

New round of flash flooding brings more evacuations as Kristi Noem denies report she delayed FEMA response - Death toll stands at over 130 as heavy rains again inundate Texas Hill Country hindering se

Reuters · 12h

Noem defends FEMA response to Texas floods amid scrutiny

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

Washington Examiner on MSN · 21h

Noem dismisses Democratic calls for her resignation after deadly Texas floods

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem dismissed calls for her resignation following multiple reports that FEMA, under her department, had a slow response to deadly flooding in central Texas. In response to a question on NBC News’s Meet the Press if there was a chance she would leave the role following Sen.

Kristi Noem hates FEMA

Newsweek on MSN · 18h

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 went missing in deadly floods.

UPI News on MSN · 15h

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 of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, saying Trump wants to "remake" it.

NBC News on MSN · 22h

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem says Trump wants FEMA 'remade,' not dismantled

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said on Sunday that President Donald Trump wants the Federal Emergency Management Agency "remade."

KSAT2d

FEMA response to Hill Country floods slowed by cost controls, sources tell CNN

Rescue efforts began Friday, but FEMA did not deploy its network of Urban Search and Rescue teams until Monday.

5don MSN

Kerr County plan labeled flash flooding 'highly likely' with 'major' impact on public safety

A "Basic Plan" for emergency response for three Texas counties labeled flash flooding as having a "major" impact on public ...

3don MSN

'Forecasts were there': Emergency response questioned in Texas floods

More than 100 people are dead and 150 known to be missing in Texas Wednesday from flooding but questions remain about how the ...

CNN4d

Kerr County Sheriff and authorities have yet to explain who did what ...

Kerr County Emergency Management Coordinator W.B. “Dub” Thomas declined to comment when asked to explain the actions the county took in the early morning hours of Friday, CNN previously ...

2don MSN

Kerr County confirms 103 flood deaths, Trump visits to assess damage and support victims

As President Donald Trump heads to Texas on Friday for a firsthand look at the devastation caused by catastrophic flooding, ...

5don MSNOpinion

Texas lawmakers could have funded better emergency response systems — but they didn’t

Even before dozens died in flood waters on July 4, Texas ranked first in the U.S. in number of deaths due to natural ...

4don MSN

Emergency Response Comes Under Scrutiny After Deadly Texas Floods

A public backlash is enveloping Kerr County over the local steps taken after the National Weather Service warned of a ...

2don MSN

Trump praises FEMA response in Texas after earlier threats to eliminate agency

"FEMA has been really headed by some very good people,” Trump said during a roundtable with local officials, suggesting his administration turned the agency around after sharply criticizing the Biden ...

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