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Obama administration denies FEMA appeal

The Obama administration informed Governor Rick Perry on Fridaythat the request for FEMAassistance due to massive flooding from Tropical Storm...
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Flood victims still need assistance

President Barack Obama's Federal Emergency Management Administration denied a recent request from Gov. Rick Perry for federal disaster relief...
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Tropical Storm Hermine

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  • September 6, 2010
The remnants of Tropical Storm Hermine are expected to produce heavy rains in the Austin/Central Texas area on Tuesday and Wednesday, September 7-8...
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Creating a family emergency plan, part 1: communication

Perhaps the most important thing in planning for emergencies is communication. All the planning in the world will fail, if not everyone involved...
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Stafford Act authority for federal disaster assistance

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) gets its statutory authority from the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance...
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FEMA does not answer the call for Texas Wildfires again and again

FEMA under this President’s guidance is truly restrictive when it comes to the State of Texas regarding disasters such as wildfires. Texas...
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Olson introduces bill to extend deadline for Ike recovery funds

Houston area Congressman Pete Olson (R-TX) has introduced legislation to extend the deadline for local governments and other affected entities to...
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Sen. Cornyn, Rep. Olson to view impact of drilling moratorium on small businesses, jobs

U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, and Houston area Congressman Pete Olson, R-Texas, will be in the Houston area Tuesday, July 6, to take a firsthand...
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2010 Harris County hurricane preparedness

Hurricane season runs from now through November 30, and Harris County Judge Ed Emmett and the county's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency...
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Gene Green announces $3.3 million FEMA grant for local flood plain buyouts

Houston area Congressman Gene Green (D-TX29) today announced a federal grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for the Harris...
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