More than 600,000 Harris County residents applied for Federal Emergency Management Agency aid after Hurricane Beryl devastated the area in July 2024, marking a record number of aid applications following any disaster in the county's recent history.

Some FEMA applicants in Houston-are still waiting six months after Hurricane Beryl to be reimbursed for their generator purchases.

Tens of thousands of people impacted by the Los Angeles wildfires have similar worries. To help, nonprofits across the region are readying what they say will be a record number of disaster case managers and advocates to support survivors through their recovery, connecting them with resources and fighting on their behalf.

President Trump recently floated the idea of getting rid of FEMA. It would take an act of Congress to make that happen.

KYLE, Texas — The city of Kyle has been awarded a $1.3 million Hazard Mitigation Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Association (FEMA). Kyle City Council voted to accept the grant during a Tuesday, Jan. 7 meeting.

President Donald Trump said he'll sign executive order to eliminate or overhaul FEMA on Friday. What would that mean for Mississippi disaster relief?

The city of Kyle will be installing eight new permanent generators at critical water system sites after accepting a $1.3 million FEMA grant.

President Donald Trump suggested Wednesday that states should “take care of their own problems” rather than rely on the Federal Emergency Management Agency to help them recover after natural disasters.

A key population harmed by Donald Trump’s proposed shutdown of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) would be Americans living in “tornado alley” in the central U.S. and the flood and hurricane states of the southeast, which include a huge percentage of the president’s MAGA supporters.

The actions prompted a tense standoff between the U.S. and Colombia after Colombia's president turned away deportation flights from the U.S. Trump then threatened tariffs as high as 25% against the South American nation, causing its leader to reverse course and accept deported migrants.

A majority of direct FEMA assistance since 2015 has gone to states such as Florida, Louisiana and Texas, which have been hit with several natural disasters, according to federal records.