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Biden approved only 77 of 254 counties in Texas’ major disaster request to focus on ‘hardest hit’ areas, White House says
Abbott sought statewide designation. Texas officials are gathering more data from counties omitted from initial order.
Updated at 10 a.m. Sunday with Psaki comment.
WASHINGTON President Joe Biden declared a major disaster for only 77 of Texas’ 254 counties in order to focus on the “hardest hit” parts of the state, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Sunday.
Gov. Greg Abbott had asked for a declaration that covered the entire state, as Texans reel from a winter storm that knocked out power and heat across the state, and left millions without safe drinking water.
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AUSTIN — Gov. Greg Abbott Thursday provided an update on the state s response to winter weather and power outages. As part of his update, the governor declared a new emergency