Weeks before flash floods devastated the Texas Hill Country, Gov. Greg Abbott (R) participated in the first meeting of a new council to overhaul the Federal Emergency Management Agency. He criticized FEMA as “slow and clunky,” arguing that states are able to respond “more nimbly, more swiftly, more effectively” to disasters.

In a shift, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem appeared on Sunday to walk back earlier plans for a sweeping dismantling of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, saying Trump wants to "remake" it.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency included Camp Mystic in a "Special Flood Hazard Area" in its National Flood Insurance map for Kerr County, Texas, in 2011.

One week after deadly floodwaters raged down the Guadalupe River, Pres. Trump visited the Texas Hill Country, stunned by the devastation and praising FEMA's response.

El presidente Donald Trump ha evitado hablar sobre su plan de eliminar la agencia federal de respuesta a desastres tras la catastrófica

As rumors swirl regarding President Donald Trump's disdain for FEMA and as Texans scramble to recover after mass flooding, partisan politics remain.

Trump was also quick to criticize the Federal Emergency Management Agency's response to both disasters, and as president, he has said he wants to "wean off" FEMA and phase out the agency in an effort to shift more responsibility for recovery to states.