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,

Governor Greg Abbott will introduce flood preparedness legislation at Monday's special session following deadly July 4th flooding.

Officials in Texas are facing mounting questions about whether they did enough to get people out of harm’s way before a flash flood swept down the Guadalupe River and killed more than 100 people, including at least 27 children and counselors at an all-girls Christian camp.

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

In early July 2025, a claim began circulating on social media that Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum sent rescue teams to Texas in response to the deadly floods that struck the state over the Fourth of July weekend.

President Donald Trump met with victims' families and surveyed the damage of catastrophic floods that struck the state one week ago.

U.S. President Donald Trump actually sent 700 U.S. Marine Corps troops to Los Angeles in June 2025 — alongside 4,000 National Guard troops.

CNN reported that Kristi Noem’s demand to sign off on FEMA decisions held up the sending of a top rescue team.

In other words, we keep playing a game of chance with forces indifferent to us—until we are finally reminded of the cost of losing.