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Texas lawmakers failed to pass a bill to improve local flood warning systems this year
(www.texastribune.org)
How could the Dems allow them to not pass it?
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this post was submitted on 07 Jul 2025
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I at least gotta give him credit for going out with first responders as part of the searches. Cruz has probably booked a last minute trip to Disneyland or something.
Nope. He's not a first responder, is he? If not, then it's pure PR. He could just as easily go out there after the recovery efforts are done when he wouldn't be in the way. Going out with the first responders means that he's taking up space and resources that could otherwise be used to help people in need.
Also...
“I can tell you in hindsight, watching what it takes to deal with a disaster like this, my vote would probably be different now,” said Virdell, a freshman GOP lawmaker from Brady.
Probably. First hand view of the death and damage and he might, change his mind. Fuck him.
The Overwhelmingly Republican Texas Lawmakers? Those Lawmakers? Which makes it the DEMOCRATS Fault they Didn't pass ANYTHING!
Small Government and Individual Responsibility, puh-raise JEE-zuz-ah!
It's the lone star state...
Outta 5 possible
Only because you can't select zero
And Abbot is still crying for help. Of course Donny is going to help a red state.
I wouldn’t be so sure. Recently he brushed off Arkansas and one other state I thought.
What a shithole
Maybe next time around?
Lived here nearly 40 years. No they won't