Two days after deadly Texas floods, the agency struggled to answer calls from survivors because of call center contracts that weren’t extended.

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has called for the restructuring of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), despite its ongoing critical role in responding to deadly floods in Texas.

On July 5, a day after the devastating floods in Texas, FEMA's disaster assistance line received 3,027 calls and answered 99.7% of them, according to documents seen by the New York Times. The documents show,

Just days into his second term, President Trump said he was going to recommend that the Federal Emergency Management Agency “go away,” dismissing the agency as bloated and ine

The president and first lady visited Kerrville to meet local officials and families of the victims of the recent flooding. Trump promised federal support, but his team emphasized the state's role.

Since the Fourth of July disaster, which has killed at least 120 people and left more than 170 missing, the president has been conspicuously silent on his past repeated promises to do away with FEMA.