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Biden’s Texas Disaster: President’s Relief Order Left Texans Out in the Cold
by Kyle Becker
President Joe Biden refused to entirely fulfill the relief request that was issued by Texas Governor Greg Abbott in response to widespread energy failures that arose in the midst of a Texas “freeze†that has been attributed with the deaths of at least ten people.
“President Joe Biden declared a major disaster for 77 Texas counties, the White House said Saturday morning, two days after Gov. Greg Abbott had asked for a declaration that covered all 254 counties coping with the effects of a winter storm that knocked out power and heat across the state,†reported the Dallas Morning News.
Biden’s disaster declaration, issued last Friday, offers much less than what Texas officials had requested.
“The declaration covers much of the Texas population, including Dallas and neighboring counties, and the counties that include Houston, San Antonio and Austin, but falls far short of what Texas officials sought,†the Dallas Morning News continued.
“This partial approval is an important first step,†Abbott conceded on Saturday.
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