Hundreds of firefighters continue to battle two large wildfires in the Texas Panhandle, which have now burned more than ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A bench is covered in icicles where it sits next to the Bob and Vivian Smith Fountain, Friday, Feb. 4, 2022, in downtown Houston. ...

U.S. Senator Gary Peters, D‑MI, ranking member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released a new ...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has approved a request for a Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG) for the 8 Ball Fire that started in Armstrong County and spread to Donley County.

TEMPLE, Texas — Texas is set to receive over $40 million for disaster relief from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) through new funding, FEMA has announced. FEMA announced on Thursday, ...

A report by Senate Democrats found that scrutiny of large FEMA expenditures slowed housing and employment assistance for ...

Gov. Greg Abbott signed a disaster declaration for 134 counties on Thursday due to the potentially dangerous conditions expected in Texas over the weekend. A winter storm warning is in effect from 6 p ...

The report says more than 1,000 FEMA contracts, grants or disaster aid awards have been delayed or remain pending, including ...

States need a major disaster declaration to access federal aid, but the wait time ranges from a few days to a few months.

As of 6 p.m. Thursday, the two fires near Amarillo totaled 31,423 acres. The Lavender Fire, located northwest of Amarillo, totaled 18,423 acres and was 20 percent contained. The 8 Ball Fire, located ...

Ahead of a winter storm forecast to blanket Texas this weekend, Gov. Greg Abbott has activated a state emergency response in coordination with the Texas Division of Emergency Management. Arctic air ...