Were lives unnecessarily lost because of incompetence or policy decisions or dysfunction? It is not partisan politics to ask those questions.

Former Houston appointee faces criticism as her crowdfunding campaign struggles following controversial remarks about racial disparity in Camp Mystic flood response.

During a press conference on Tuesday, as hundreds of Texans were displaced and entire communities swamped by record-setting rains, Abbott was asked who's to blame. He responded, “That is the word choice of losers.”

The catastrophic flooding that ravaged central Texas and killed more than 100 people in recent days represents the first major, nation-gripping disaster to take place against the backdrop of the Trump administration’s sweeping transformation of the federal government.

A surge of 911 calls came in between 1 a.m. and 3 a.m. yesterday, according to Travis County Sheriff Sally Hernandez. But the roads were washed away so quickly that access to many of those who needed help was "completely cut off," she said.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday said investigative committees in the House and Senate will look at the response to deadly flooding in Central Texas, but cautioned not to place blame on any singular source.

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