Washington waits as Texas reacts to deadly floods

Published July 20, 2025 6:00am ET



Disaster aid from Washington, DC to flood-ravaged Texas may be a long way away as lawmakers look for the Lone Star State to take the lead on the response effort.

Capitol Hill has had a packed few weeks as Republicans worked to pass President Donald Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful bill,’ followed shortly after by the passage of a rescissions bill late Thursday night that cuts $9 billion in funding for public broadcasting and foreign aid, leaving little time to talk about a possible disaster aid relief package.

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