Cuts made to the Federal Emergency Management Agency under the Trump administration severely impaired its ability to respond to the devastating floods in central Texas.

AUSTIN ( A company spokesperson said H-E-B prioritizes disaster relief because “it’s important to us for Texans to take care of Texans, and that’s who we are.” Lisa Helfman, managing director of H-E-B public affairs,

Politics played a pivotal role in Kerr County’s lack of a flood warning system—including local distrust of Biden-era handouts.