HOUSTON—Texas lawmakers are up in arms over more than $4 billion in federal aid for hurricane protection that has been delayed amid tensions between the Trump administration and Puerto Rico. In the aftermath of the calamitous 2017 hurricane season, the federal government last April allocated a total of $16 billion to Texas, Puerto Rico, and other areas to invest in defenses against future storms. A year later, not a single dollar has been disbursed as federal officials try to set rules to ensure Puerto Rico, which is set to...

Source: Wall Street Journal April 06, 2019 11:00 UTC