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The Austin Firefighters Association has delivered a vote of no confidence in the Austin Fire Department’s chief, following ...

Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett is asking for answers from federal agencies over the warning systems and subsequent federal ...

President Trump and the first lady visited central Texas on Friday, surveying the catastrophic damage and offering comfort to ...

President Donald Trump visited Texas to assess flood damage as his administration considers significant changes to FEMA.

The president has defended his administration's response to the fatal flooding amid criticism that federal assistance could ...

Live updates and the latest news as President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump tour the Texas flood devastation and ...

The president met with state and local officials, who praised the White House response, and lashed out at a question on ...

After what happened in the Hill Country, a group of first responders in the Houston area want to build a flood training facility to better equip responders in future events.

Roger Goodell: NFL "will look at" its options after change in control over CBS ‘I’m in California and plan to stay here’: I’m 61, lost my job and live off my $425K IRA. My house has $650K in equity.

"This is a tough one," Trump said during his July 11 trip, kicking off a 47-minute discussion in Kerrville, Texas, with local, state and federal officials. "It’s hard to believe the devastation. Trees ...

As towns were submerged in rising waters, FEMA officials realized they couldn’t pre-position Urban Search and Rescue crews.