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Noem Defends FEMA Response to Texas Floods

Noem defends FEMA response to Texas floods amid scrutiny

By Ted Hesson and Nathan Layne WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Sunday defended FEMA's response to deadly floods in Texas last week, saying her agency acted swiftly and that Texas officials had praised the administration's actions.

USA TODAY on MSN · 13h

Noem defends policies amid reports FEMA didn't answer thousands of flood survivor calls

Kristi Noem is denying reports that claim her policies held up the government’s emergency response in the days following the July 4 Texas floods.

NBC News on MSN · 2d

After Texas floods, questions about FEMA's future loom large

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has been exerting more direct control over the agency, which President Donald Trump has talked about "getting rid of."

FEMA removed dozens of Camp Mystic buildings

Associated Press News on MSN · 10h

FEMA removed dozens of Camp Mystic buildings from 100-year flood map before expansion, records show

Federal regulators repeatedly granted appeals to remove Camp Mystic’s buildings from their 100-year flood map, as the camp operated and expanded in a dangerous flood plain.

The Washington Post on MSN · 8h

FEMA approved Camp Mystic appeals to remove buildings from flood zone

Camp Mystic successfully appealed to remove several structures from a FEMA flood zone, despite being located in a high-risk flood area in Texas Hill Country.

Mercury News · 1d

FEMA OK’d requests to move Camp Mystic buildings from flood map

Experts say Camp Mystic’s requests to amend the FEMA map could have been an attempt to avoid the requirement to carry flood insurance, to lower the camp’s insurance premiums or to pave

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FEMA search and rescue teams take days to reach Texas after flooding as agency faces overhaul

Multiple urban search and rescue teams from across the country that responded to the deadly floods in central Texas told CNN ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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Kristi Noem says Trump wants FEMA 'remade,' and more tariffs are set for U.S. trade partners: Weekend Rundown

Kristi Noem says Trump wants FEMA 'remade,' and more tariffs are set for U.S. trade partners: Weekend Rundown Homeland ...

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Fate of US disaster relief agency FEMA still being discussed

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has no immediate plans to abolish the Federal Emergency Management Agency amid ...

'I just don't know if I can count on FEMA right now': Connecticut Gov. Lamont as hurricane season continues

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont told Rev. Al Sharpton on "PoliticsNation" that he cannot count on FEMA this hurricane season. He ...

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Sec. Noem says FEMA ‘should not exist’ in its current form after Trump called for phasing it out

July 13, 2025 ...

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Noem on claims that new FEMA rule delayed resources to Texas: ‘Absolutely false’

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem denied reports suggesting the deployment of resources to Texas was delayed because of ...

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Noem Defends FEMA Response to Texas Floods

FEMA removed dozens of Camp Mystic buildings

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