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A top emergency official is reportedly refusing to leave Texas — and potentially could force the Federal Emergency Management Agency to move to the Lone Star State.

This could present "huge challenges" for the agency to coordinate with the Department of Homeland Security, a former FEMA official told Politico on Monday.

DHS oversees FEMA, whose top leader announced he was stepping down from the top role, and his potential replacement — Nim Kidd, head of the Texas Division of Emergency Management — could be up for the job next. ...

Reactions erupted Monday after the acting head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency gave his resignation.

David Richardson, a Kristi Noem ally who was criticized after he was publicly silent for a week following floods in Texas that killed more than 130 people, announced in his letter that he plans to step down in two weeks.

Department of Homeland Security officials reportedly had planned to remove the FEMA chief from the role, according to reports. ...