Greg Abbott Moves to Rig Midterms Amid Texas Floods
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Texas, FEMA and flooding
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Just weeks ago, President Donald Trump said he wanted to begin “phasing out” the Federal Emergency Management Agency after this hurricane season to “wean off of FEMA” and “bring it down to the state level.
Just days into his second term, President Trump said he was going to recommend that the Federal Emergency Management Agency “go away,” dismissing the agency as bloated and ine
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Flooding in Texas brings Colorado's worst recent flood to mind, has emergency manager considering lessons to be learnedIt is hard to look at the heartbreak of the disaster in Texas. In Colorado past flash floods have brought similar heartache and similar threats.
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President Donald Trump is visiting Texas on Friday to assess catastrophic flooding that has killed at least 120 people.
President Donald Trump is touring the devastation left by flash flooding in central Texas amid growing questions about how local officials responded to the crisis as well as questions about the federal response -- including the fate of the Federal Emergency Management Agency -- that he has so far avoided.
Two days after deadly Texas floods, the agency struggled to answer calls from survivors because of call center contracts that weren’t extended.
The governor was quick to request federal assistance last week after devastating floods hit the Texas Hill Country.
On Thursday, the Texas House and Senate announced the creation of committees on disaster preparedness and flooding.