Heavy rains have returned to Texas just ten days after catastrophic flooding devastated the region. The recent storms have complicated ongoing recovery efforts in Kerr County, where officials are still grappling with the aftermath of the deadly floods over the Fourth of July weekend.

It’s discouraging that during this time when we have such a loss of life, and so many people’s lives have turned upside down, that people are playing politics with this,” Noem told NBC's Kristen Welker.