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Dana Grimes and her husband bought a new home after theirs was destroyed by a tornado. But, five months after the storm, much of the wreckage still covers their property. Photograph taken in Jayess, Mississippi on Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Sophie Bates)

Accountability reporting

AP analysis shows major disaster declarations taking longer under Trump

SEPT. 19, 2025

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In this Jan. 30, 2018, photo, Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush, right, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Hurricane Harvey Coordinator, Kevin Hannes, left, are surrounded by local media in Nome Texas, while discussing a home damaged in the storm that is being repaired using federal funds. Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott tasked Bush's agency with overseeing housing recovery needs after Harvey _ but nearly six months later, victim frustration is growing amid frequent delays and bureaucratic hurdles. (AP Photo/Will Weissert)

FEMA

Texas effort to streamline hurricane recovery backfires

MARCH 2, 2018

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People live in tents and trailers in Rockport, Texas, Dec. 15, 2017, four months after Hurricane Harvey. The AP revealed that the federal government typically spends up to $150,000 apiece on the trailers it leases to disaster victims, then auctions them at cut-rate prices after 18 months of use or the first sign of minor damage. Officials have continued the practice amid a temporary housing shortage in Texas, where almost 8,000 applicants were still awaiting federal support after Hurricane Harvey. (Kim Porter via AP)

Disaster response

ONLY ON AP: FEMA sells trailers for pennies on the dollar despite high demand from disaster victims

JAN. 5, 2018

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A Houston neighborhood near Addicks Reservoir is flooded by rain from Hurricane Harvey, Aug. 29, 2017. HoustonÕs population is growing quickly, but when Harvey hit there were far fewer homes and other properties in the area with flood insurance than just five years ago, according to an Associated Press investigation. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

FEMA

AP Exclusive: Fewer carrying flood insurance despite the risk

SEPT. 8, 2017

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