Texas Floods Test FEMA’s Future Amid Trump Reforms

Texas floods test FEMA’s future amid Trump reforms

President Donald Trump declared a major disaster in Texas on July 6, activating the Federal Emergency Management Agency to assist with recovery from historic flash flooding in the Hill Country region. More than 120 people died, including 36 children, and over 170 remain missing — many swept away as the Guadalupe River surged more than 20 feet in an hour. FEMA has deployed hundreds of personnel to support state-led efforts, including setting up d…

BORSTAR commander: El Paso team to remain in Central Texas as long as necessary

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — As floodwaters from the Guadalupe River continue to surge, federal rescue teams from El Paso remain on the front lines, assisting in ongoing search and rescue efforts in Central Texas. BORSTAR deployed to Central Texas amid flooding The Border Patrol Search Trauma and Rescue, or BORSTAR, deployed 42 agents after a request from the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS). Agents are operating along a stretch of near…

History warned of the Central Texas flood: Why the danger on the Guadalupe River wasn't a surprise

In what experts call "Flash Flood Alley," the terrain reacts quickly to rainfall steep slopes, rocky ground, and narrow riverbeds leave little time for warning.

BORSTAR deployed to Central Texas amid flooding

BORSTAR helping in Central Texas search and recovery

In Flooded Texas, Questions About FEMA’s Role and Fate – International Psychoanalysis

Click Here to Read: In Flooded Texas, Questions About FEMA’s Role and Fate: President Trump wants to shutter the agency and shift responsibility and costs of emergency management to the states. In Texas, that process appears to already be underway By Maxine Joselow in The New York Times on July 8, 2025. Raymondville, TX, July 25, 2008 — Flood waters remain in some neighborhoods in North Raymondville. Vehicle access to the neighborhoods is limite…