That's the excuse Senator Cruz gave. https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/politics/fact-check-ted-cruzs-claim-that-two-thirds-of-the-hurricane-sandy-bill-had-nothing-to-do-with-sandy/2017/08/29/37bca43e-8c4a-11e7-9c53-6a169beb0953_video.html?utm_term=.5be71a3ecd8a.  And it's not like the Texas money isn't going to have the same strings attached.