Environment
The Troubled Relationship Between Texas and FEMA
Texans don’t trust the federal government. But the state relies on federal disaster funds more than any other.
Over the past two weeks, Texas Governor Greg Abbott has declared a state of disaster for 46 different counties. Two dozen counties made that list on Memorial Day, as extreme weather marked by tornadoes and flooding continued to sweep across the state.
“I have, as governor, declared disaster declarations literally from the Red River to the Rio Grande,” said Governor Abbott during a press conference late on Tuesday.