Burrows: Only Thing Standing in the Way of Disaster Relief Are Missing Democrats
- Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott presented over 60 families affected by floods with $25,000 relief checks, indicating these funds as an initial "down payment" on upcoming assistance.
- Abbott stated that the funds resulted from Texas partnering with George Strait to raise money for flood victims through a concert.
- Democratic lawmakers in Texas have fled the state, delaying legislative efforts to pass new flood relief measures.
- State Representative Ann Johnson criticized Abbott and Republican lawmakers for using the families' suffering as a distraction and claimed that they delayed addressing the issue for two weeks.
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Gov. Abbot still beat Newsom in disaster relief despite Texas Democrats stalling, hiding out
Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott's disaster relief efforts are outpacing those of California Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom, despite a Democratic mutiny slowing progress.

Burrows: only thing standing in the way of disaster relief are missing Democrats
Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, gaveled in the Texas House on Monday, and again, no quorum was reached.
Gov. Abbot still beat Newsom in disaster relief despite Texas Democrats stalling, hiding out – Democratic Accent
Despite Democratic lawmakers fleeing and holding up vital relief efforts, Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott’s flood relief was faster than California Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom’s response to the L.A. wildfires. This weekend, Abbott helped to present more than 60 of the families most impacted by the catastrophic floods in the Texas Hill Country with $25,000 relief checks, which the governor called an initial “down payment” on the relief…
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