House Republicans and Democrats sharply scrutinized the federal response to the Texas flooding disaster that killed at least 135 people.

The next day, July 6, FEMA received 2,363 calls and answered 846, or roughly 35.8 percent, according to the documents. And on Monday, July 7, the agency fielded 16,419 calls and answered 2,613, or ...

On July 5, as floodwaters were starting to recede, FEMA received 3,027 calls from disaster survivors and answered 3,018, or roughly 99.7%, the documents show.

The acting administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency is pushing back on criticisms of the federal response to the central Texas floods that killed at least 136 people earlier this ...

Richardson also denied a report from The New York Times that 84% of calls to FEMA went unanswered on July 7, three days after the July 4 floods, because Noem let lapse contract renewals with ...

FEMA chief rejects criticism, calls Texas floods response 'a model' for dealing with disaster Rain falls as Irene Valdez visits a make-shift memorial for flood victims along the Guadalupe River ...

Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Wash., said he and Rep. Sam Graves, R-Mo., would introduce the bipartisan Fixing Emergency Management for Americans Act this week, which would make FEMA an independent, Cabinet ...

Richardson also denied a report from The New York Times that 84% of calls to FEMA went unanswered on July 7, three days after the July 4 floods, because Noem let lapse contract renewals with ...

Politics FEMA chief rejects criticism, calls Texas floods response 'a model' for dealing with disaster By GABRIELA AOUN ANGUEIRA July 23, 2025 at 5:33 pm EDT + Caption ...