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Study: FEMA’s Houston flood maps outdated long before Harvey

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In this Sept. 2, 2017, photo, Marta Rivera consoles her 10-year-old daughter, Santo, who sobbed as her mother described how she became more anxious about being deported since Donald Trump was elected president, during a meeting with an immigration advocate at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Houston. People in the United States illegally fear that seeking federal disaster aid after Hurricane Harvey will result in getting deported, prompting them to turn to places of worship and private charities instead. (AP Photo/Elliot Spagat)

Immigrant hurricane victims turn to churches amid fear

By ELLIOT SPAGAT - Associated Press

Camron Coleman, left, and Jordan Benoit move a damaged pew out of Magnolia Missionary Baptist Church on Pine Street in the north end of Beaumont, Texas, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017. (Ryan Pelham/The Beaumont Enterprise via AP)

GOP senators push bill for churches to get disaster relief grants

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

FEMA isn’t relying on trailers to house hurricane victims

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and MICHAEL BIESECKER - Associated Press

In this Nov. 29, 2012, file photo, taken about a month after Superstorm Sandy hit, shows the Seaside Heights, N.J., boardwalk in ruins from storm damage. Three years after the storm, virtually all the boardwalks in New Jersey and New York have been rebuilt, with one remaining to be finished in each state. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry, File)

FEMA issues relief checks to Superstorm Sandy victims after five years

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

A member of the National Guard hands over boxes of food to Patrick Garvey in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017, in Big Pine Key, Fla. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

Irma wipes out dreams across independent-minded Florida Keys

By JASON DEAREN - Associated Press

Iowa trail repairs delayed as federal agency freezes funding

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FEMA insurance chief: Harvey losses could top $11 billion

By MICHAEL BIESECKER - Associated Press

Trump nominee for FEMA post withdraws over travel audit

By MICHAEL BIESECKER - Associated Press

Salvador Cortez, 58, shows debris in the front yard of his home in Houston on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2017. Unable to afford an alternative and awaiting a solution from the Federal Emergency Management, he is sleeping in his musty, flood-gutted home. (AP Photo/Frank Bajak)

FEMA sees trailers only as last resort after Harvey, Irma

By EMILY SCHMALL and FRANK BAJAK - Associated Press

Federal assistance approved for 3 more Montana wildfires

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Aerial spraying to try to control mosquitoes after Harvey

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In this Sept. 4, 2017 photo provided by Inciweb, fire crews preparing to assist in structural protection of Lake McDonald Lodge Glacier National Park, Mont. High-capacity pumps, pipes, and sprinklers are headed for the lodge on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2017, to create a curtain of water, if necessary, to hold off a wildfire that already destroyed a century-old backcountry chalet. (Inciweb via AP)

Montana asks FEMA head to ease wildfire assistance requests

By MATT VOLZ - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 31, 2017, file photo, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Brock Long speaks during a news conference in Washington. At FEMA headquarters, top officials responsible for responding to large-scale public emergencies meet regularly to conduct drills and update plans covering numerous worst-case scenarios. That includes what to do if two massive hurricanes strike the U.S. mainland within days, 1,000 miles apart. Those plans are now being put into action as Hurricane Irma bears down on the Florida coast less than a week after Hurricane Harvey flooded much of Houston. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Irma looms as FEMA still focused on responding to Harvey

By MICHAEL BIESECKER and ANDREW TAYLOR - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 31, 2017, file photo, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Brock Long speaks during a news conference in Washington. At FEMA headquarters, top officials responsible for responding to large-scale public emergencies meet regularly to conduct drills and update plans covering numerous worst-case scenarios. That includes what to do if two massive hurricanes strike the U.S. mainland within days, 1,000 miles apart. Those plans are now being put into action as Hurricane Irma bears down on the Florida coast less than a week after Hurricane Harvey flooded much of Houston. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

FEMA still focused on responding to Harvey as Irma looms

By MICHAEL BIESECKER and ANDREW TAYLOR - Associated Press

Melisa Vasquez cries in a stroller as her father Ervin Vasquez passes while the family digs out from the destruction left when floodwaters from Harvey swept through their mobile homes Monday, Sept. 4, 2017, in Crosby, Texas. Thousands of people have been displaced by torrential rains and catastrophic flooding since Harvey slammed into Southeast Texas last week. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

The Latest: Nation’s biggest refinery starts revving up

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Worshipers attend a makeshift outdoor church service in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, Sunday, Sept. 3, 2017, in Port Aransas, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

The Latest: Disaster help OK’d for Harvey-hit cities

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A pickup truck gets stranded on a street in a flooded neighborhood west of downtown Houston on Sunday, Sept. 3, 2017. The city has ordered a mandatory evacuation of flooded-out homes in the area, but people are still retrieving belongings from homes that have been standing in water for days. (AP Photo/Jay Reeves)

Harvey victims leave shelters but face dire housing needs

By NOMAAN MERCHANT - Associated Press

In this Aug. 31, 2017, photo provided by the U.S. Navy, Aircrewman 2nd Class Jansen Schamp, right, speaks with Harvey evacuees while rescuing them from a shelter in Vidor, Texas. (Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Christopher Lindahl/U.S. Navy via AP)

The Latest: Trump sends Harvey aid request to Congress

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Port Arthur residents traverse a flooded lot along Memorial Blvd. Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017 in Port Arthur, Texas. (Kim Brent/The Beaumont Enterprise via AP)

Trump’s hiring, budget raises questions about US Harvey help

By LAURIE KELLMAN - Associated Press