President Trump wants to shutter the agency and shift responsibility and costs of emergency management to the states. In Texas, that process appears to already be underway.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has sent a fraction of the personnel to the Texas flood catastrophe that the state has deployed to manage the disaster. FEMA was deployed in Texas after flash floods devastated the state last week,

California has deployed over two dozen first responders to assist with the search and rescue efforts in Texas following the flash floods that killed over 100 people and left many more missing.

Five days after deadly floods struck central Texas, search and rescue teams are continuing to probe debris for those still missing.