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The language Abbott’s office used appears to be fairly boilerplate. Paxton’s office, in an explanation of the common-law privacy exception on its website, mentions that “personal financial information” that doesn’t deal with government transactions “is generally highly intimate or embarrassing and must be withheld.” But Bill Aleshire, a Texas-based attorney specializing in public records law, was appalled that the governor …

Floods put Abbott, a disaster veteran, at crossroads of Trump’s FEMA rebrand  The Washington Post Noem Defends FEMA Response to Texas Flooding and Says Trump Wants Agency ‘Remade,’ Not Cut  The New York Times Trump and Noem’s attacks on FEMA make Texas floods all the more devastating  MSNBC News Noem fights criticism of FEMA management in Texas flood response  Politico Trump wants to ‘remake’ …

Greg Abbott, the Republican governor of Texas, has had plenty of consoling words to offer following the tragic flash floods in the Hill Country that have killed more than 120 people, including 27 girls and counsellors at the stricken Camp Mystic. “Our hearts grieve for this community and surrounding areas,” he wrote on social media. “May God bring comfort to …