Texas Flooding Government Response

News

Texas officials defend response to deadly floods

Texas officials defend response to deadly floods: 'We saved as many people as we could'

State and local officials said they did their best to coordinate evacuations and rescues, but better cellphone service might help in future floods.

Reuters on MSN · 4d

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,

Newsweek on MSN · 3d

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.

1don MSN

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 ...

Hoodline2h

Governor Greg Abbott Seeks Federal Disaster Aid for Texas Flood Victims in Three Additional Counties

Governor Abbott requests federal aid for Texas counties hit by floods, aiming to include them in a Major Disaster Declaration ...

5don MSN

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 ...

Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)1d

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 ...

3don MSN

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 ...

15hon MSN

Checking claim Trump sent no Marines to help after Texas floods while thousands were deployed to LA protests

U.S. President Donald Trump actually sent 700 U.S. Marine Corps troops to Los Angeles in June 2025 — alongside 4,000 National ...

20hon MSN

Were Texas flood deaths avoidable? Here’s what Americans said in a new poll

In the survey — which sampled 1,680 U.S. adults — 52% of respondents said that most of the deaths could have been prevented if the government had been more adequately prepared. Twenty-nine percent ...

The New Republic on MSN1dOpinion

Kristi Noem Snaps Over More Reports of Disastrous Texas Flood Response

During an appearance on NBC News’s Meet the Press, host Kristen Welker asked Noem to respond to a New York Times report that ...

8don MSNOpinion

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 ...

Some results have been hidden because they may be inaccessible to you

Show inaccessible results