The groups also want lawmakers to examine land-use practices and consider ways to protect natural resources, which they say ...

The Department of Homeland Security secretary defended the federal government's response and denied that policy changes ...

County officials did not issue a locally targeted emergency alert to warn people in town of the rapidly rising waters until ...

The first bills related to revamping disaster preparedness in the aftermath of the deadly flooding have been filed.

The Department of Homeland Security says it's making FEMA less "bloated." Opponents say that cost people their lives in Texas ...

Some governors and mayors are concerned over how current or potential cuts to agencies will impact how the government can ...

Weeks before flash floods devastated the Texas Hill Country, Gov. Greg Abbott participated in the first meeting of a new ...

Sources have said FEMA wasn’t authorized to launch search and rescue teams until 72 hours after flooding began.

The City of Laredo activated its Emergency Operations Center in preparation for a Rio Grande flood warning issued by the ...

The Homeland Security chief denied that a memo she issued in June requiring her to approve FEMA expenditures over $100,000 ...

In response to recent heavy rains and flood-related emergencies across various parts of the country, the National Highway ...

As the storm system intensified overnight, rainfall totals surged beyond predictions, overwhelming the area’s rivers, creeks, ...