Firefighters, police, and EMS all need to undergo formal training and pass a test before hitting the street. People coordinating the emergency responses don't.

The first Texas Legislature hearing began with a somber prayer and promise not to play a blame game. But Chief Nim Kidd didn't hold back his calls to action.

The head of FEMA’s Urban Search and Rescue branch, which runs a network of teams stationed across the country that can swiftly respond to natural disasters, resigned on Monday.

The report, citing anonymous sources, suggested FEMA's Texas flood response was delayed as a result of a Trump administration cost-saving rule.

Texas officials face scrutiny over response to catastrophic and deadly ... Bodies of five more children recovered in Texas, flood death toll climbs to 51 ... the county's top elected official.

As monstrous floodwaters surged across central Texas late last week, officials at the Federal Emergency Management Agency leapt into action, preparing to deploy critical search and rescue teams and life-saving resources,