pyatt says he will ask fema to accelerate a request for a major disaster declaration for texas and he plans to visit the state next week if it doesn't strain local authorities. joining me now from texas, congressman collin allred, whose district includes dallas county. congressman, i'm very happy to have you with me this morning. look, texas is in a lot of trouble. not only is there the challenges with water, but there's also a food shortage. so tell me, if you can, what's the latest going on the ground there? >> tiffany, thank you for having me on and thank you for talking about this. the power is mostly back on, but now the biggest issue is water and food. in the grocery stores, the aisles have been swept clean. you can't find milk anywhere. i know because my wife and i have a 2-year-old and are looking for milk right now for ourselves. and for most folks in texas, about half the state are under a boil water notice or their pipes have burst and they don't have water in their homes. that's the biggest thing i've been working on with fema right now is to try to get potable water out t