Perkins was not the only individual caught in backlash for their comments about the natural disaster. Dr. Christina Propst, a Houston-based pediatrician, was fired from her job at Blue Fish Pediatrics for allegedly sharing a now-deleted Facebook post that the victims of the floods who backed Trump "got what they voted for."

‘Controlled chaos’ | First responders from the Houston area assisting in damage assessments in Central Texas flooding First responders from around the country are on the ground in Central Texas. Search and rescue operations, damage assessments, all happening in a large area impacted by flooding.

The Houston Astros are donating $1 million to support the recovery from the flooding that has devastated the Texas Hill Country, the team announced Monday.