Back in 1986, the Texas Department of Transportation launched the “Don’t Mess With Texas” campaign as an effort to combat littering on the state’s highways. Since then, however, the phrase has been more widely adopted as a general warning that Texas is an independent entity and outsiders should be cautious about crossing swords with the Lone Star State. If recent reports are accurate, however, it appears that the Biden administration may have been violating that unofficial rule. As Hurricane Beryl approached this week, the normally automatic process of issuing a major disaster declaration to unlock federal emergency relief aid was delayed for days. The Biden administration claims that the White House was “unable to track down” Texas Governor Greg Abbott (who has been on a trade negotiation mission to Asia) to receive an official request for relief. But both Abbott and Lt. Governor…
Was Biden ‘Messin’ With Texas’ Over Disaster Relief? – HotAir
