What is frustrating and infuriating is that 20 of the 36 current  of the Representatives from Texas and both senators (all who were in office during the special vote for Federal funding) voted against Federal funding assistance for Hurricane Sandy (which impacted 24 states and did $71.4 billion in damage in those states, killed 71 directly and 85 indirectly) - and Hurricane Sandy was an anomaly, while - since 1980 - Texas has recorded over 70 tropical or subtropical cyclones, many of which made landfall as hurricanes (and some of which even spawned tornadoes). Are these same folks going to vote against Federal money for Texas - and if not, WHY NOT?