HOUSTON — Texas’ administration of flood relief money from Hurricane Harvey broke federal law by discriminating against Black and Hispanic residents in the...
of the money Texas was awarding as part of an initial distribution of federal funding, despite the area having suffered the brunt of Harvey’s estimated $125 billion in damage.
Spokesperson Brittany Eck said Tuesday that the Texas General Land Office is considering litigation against HUD and accused the federal agency of “politicizing” flood mitigation efforts. Bush, a Republican grandson of former President George H.W. Bush, is running for Texas attorney general. Texas Housers in a statement Tuesday called the agency’s decision a “major civil rights victory for communities of color in Texas.”
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