President Donald Trump’s administration has systematically reduced states’ access to resources to safeguard their people against natural disasters.

A flood watch is in effect into July 15 for more than a dozen counties as saturated ground gets drenched again.

The Department of Homeland Security secretary defended the federal government's response and denied that policy changes slowed the agency's deployment.

By: Leslie Bonilla Muñiz Indiana Capital Chronicle For The Republic Indiana’s elite Task Force One has deployed 35 more emergency responders for search and recovery efforts to flood-devastated Texas.

Emergency crews have suspended their search for victims of catastrophic flooding in central Texas amid new warnings that additional rain will again cause waterways to surge.

Some governors and mayors are concerned over how current or potential cuts to agencies will impact how the government can respond in the future to major weather events.

Many states, including Texas, have not used billions of dollars from FEMA intended to reduce damage from flooding and other disasters

Multiple urban search and rescue teams from across the country that responded to the deadly floods in central Texas told CNN they were not deployed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency until at least Monday evening — days after any victim had been found alive.