October 24, 2017      4:50 PM

Senators express unease with speed and scope of Harvey recovery

Governor’s $50 million check to Houston drew pointed questions, with some suggesting Abbott moved so quickly for H-town to fend off bad press

Several senators in today’s meeting of the Texas Senate Finance Committee pressed state officials to do more to speed up and enlarge the scope of Hurricane Harvey recovery efforts, arguing in some cases that the continued existence of entire towns are at stake.

The focus of the senators’ questions varied greatly, reflecting in many cases the differing impacts that the monster storm had on Texas.

Sen. Joan Huffman, R-Houston, expressed exasperation, for instance, with the pace with which the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development was formulating rules for distributing grant money to people looking to rebuild their homes affected by floods.

By John Reynolds

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