Lexi Churchill | ProPublica & The Texas Tribune & Alejandra Martinez | The Texas Tribune

Government / Politics

Texas lawmakers criticized Kerr leaders for rejecting state flood money. Other communities did the same.

Lexi Churchill | ProPublica & The Texas Tribune & Alejandra Martinez | The Texas Tribune

Texas created a $1.4 billion fund to help pay for projects to guard against destructive flooding. But after learning that so many local communities turned down the money, two lawmakers who approved the program acknowledged it was flawed.