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DHS Secretary Kristi Noem defends FEMA Texas flooding response after NYT reports slow response
The Department of Homeland Security secretary defended the federal government's response and denied that policy changes slowed the agency's deployment.
Opinion
Kristi Noem Says Texas Flood Response Is Model for Future Disasters
But Noem had severely botched FEMA’s Texas response by failing to renew contracts with companies staffing FEMA call centers, resulting in a majority of calls going unanswered for days as the flood waters raged. The secretary dismissed the reporting as “fake news.”
After Texas flood, elected leaders say cuts to FEMA, NOAA could affect weather response
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.
Former FEMA head responds to praise and criticism of federal response to Texas floods
The federal response to the flash flooding disaster in Texas has come under scrutiny. President Trump, who has called for cuts to FEMA, praised the agency during his recent visit to Texas, but did not comment on his plans for its future.
Opinion
Trump’s response to flooding in Texas reflects glaring inequality
The president quickly committed vital funding for Republican-led Texas after last week's deadly flooding. But Democratic-led states haven’t always received the same treatment.
Trump administration's Texas flood disaster response 'fundamentally different' from Biden's approach: Noem
Kristi Noem detailed how the federal government deployed resources and funds to Texas flood victims, signaling fundamental changes to FEMA under the Trump administration.
Kristi Noem Defends Texas Floods Response at TPUSA
Noem and others have faced criticism for their response to the tragedy in which more than a hundred are dead or missing.
Trump visits Texas flood zone, defends government's disaster response
By Trevor Hunnicutt and Maria Alejandra Cardona KERRVILLE, Texas (Reuters) -President Donald Trump defended the state and federal response to deadly flash flooding in Texas on Friday as he visited the stricken Hill Country region,
Houston Chronicle Uses 4 Sarcastic Words To Shred Kristi Noem’s Flood Response
The Texas newspaper drew a sharp distinction between what is happening locally and in Washington.
Noem takes heat on Texas amid doubts over FEMA flood response
Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem is under fire amid reports of a botched disaster response effort in Texas, one that the editorial board of the state’s biggest newspaper is comparing to the debacle that followed Hurricane Katrina.
Noem Warns FEMA Response To Texas Floods Will Be New Norm
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said that "what you saw happen in Texas was much more how FEMA will look in the future."
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 ...
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Trump defends federal government’s response to Hill Country floods during Texas visit
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and Texas lawmakers on Friday defended the federal government’s response to the deadly ...
Trump tours Texas flood sites and defends officials as questions mount about response
President Donald Trump is visiting Texas on Friday to assess catastrophic flooding that has killed at least 120 people.
Did Mexican president send rescue teams to Texas after deadly flooding?
In early July 2025, a claim began circulating on social media that Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum sent rescue teams to ...