How George P. Bush's agency stumbled in helping Harvey victims
Less than a month after Hurricane Harvey struck, Gov. Greg Abbott tapped Land Commissioner George P. Bush to help put storm victims back in their homes.
“I am confident Land Commissioner Bush is up to the challenge,” Abbott said in September. “His charge is clear — to be a champion for Texans whose residences have been damaged or destroyed by Hurricane Harvey and help them to feel once again at home.”
The task appeared a big challenge — and an excellent opportunity — for an ambitious politician. Bush, the scion of Texas’ most famous political family, is widely thought to aspire to higher office.
“We’re up to the task,” Bush said at the time. “This effort will show once again that when Texans come together, nothing, not even the worst natural disaster in our state’s history, can stop us.”
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