President Trump wants to shutter the agency and shift responsibility and costs of emergency management to the states. In Texas, that process appears to already be underway.

On Friday, as many Americans learned of devastating flooding in Texas and the heartbreaking losses from the disaster, a reporter asked Donald Trump whether he’s still planning to phase out the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Asked shortly after the disaster whether he still intended to phase out the Federal Emergency Management Agency, President Trump said it wasn’t the right time to talk about it.