FEMA Administrator Absent as Stafford Act Response Fails Texas Flood Victims

FEMA Administrator Cameron Hamilton failed to appear at the Texas flood disaster zone on July 10, 2025, as victims waited for Stafford Act federal disaster relief following floods that killed 27 people. FEMA regional offices, operating with skeleton crews after earlier layoffs, could not process disaster declarations within statutory timelines. Congressional Democrats called for Hamilton's resignation and an Inspector General investigation into FEMA's response capacity.