Texas Lawmaker Sees California Fire Aid Tied to Conditions (1)

As deadly wildfires continue to rage in Los Angeles, a Republican congressman from Texas says federal lawmakers will consider tying relief funding for California to policy changes in the state.

“California has some disastrous policies that led to mismanagement of this fire,” US Representative Michael McCaul said Monday in an interview with Bloomberg Television, alluding to the water-management system. “We’re not going to just throw money at them without trying to get something in return so this doesn’t happen again.”

McCaul’s comments align with House Speaker Mike Johnson, who has called for attaching conditions to ...