Watered down: FEMA's response to the Texas flood
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When the flooding hit the upper Guadalupe River, FEMA arrived and is providing essential financial assistance and recovery support. However, the agency ‘s response is facing serious criticism for delays in rescue deployment, a dysfunctional call center, and the fact that only a fraction of the FEMA staff was deployed—compared with responses under previous administrations. All this while the Trump administration is calling for the dismantling of FEMA. Has FEMA been watered down?
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