> Politics is definitely a factor. It's also election year. The state agencies didn't submit the emergency declaration work before the storm hit like they usua

> Politics is definitely a factor. It's also election year. The state agencies didn't submit the emergency declaration work before the storm hit like they usually did in years past - this is not their first rodeo, so it can't be explained by ignorance. Also, Houston is Harris county, so not exactly the governor's or legislature's favorite voting county.