Sunday, July 06, 2025

Federal Forecast Concerns Surface in Texas' Deadly Flooding Debate

State and local officials are calling out federal forecasters amid deadly flooding in the Texas Hill Country over the extended Fourth of July weekend. The criticism comes, as funding cuts and staff shortages plague the National Weather Service ...

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The scale of the disaster in Texas Hill County -- and the fact that major flooding is common in this part of the state -- has raised questions over whether more could have been done to warn people in the path of the flood waters.

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-- Texas Tribune (@texastribune.org) Jul 5, 2025 at 4:32 PM

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Well, those hicks voted for this orange Pig thinking that they would save money on their taxes but will be more than happy to have a depleted FEMA, which is paid for by blue states, come in and help them out. Too bad for their children missing and dead but if you wanna MAGA you gotta MAGA.

#1 | Posted by Wildman62 at 2025-07-06 02:05 PM

2025 will be known as the year of the noxious orange pedo's murder floods.

#2 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-07-06 02:23 PM

The criticism comes, as funding cuts and staff shortages plague the National Weather Service ...

Can't we all just be happy about billionaires getting tax cuts?

Americans are so selfish. Worrying about deaths and devastation left behind in the wake of these tax cuts.

Let's just be happy billionaires are able to buy a fourth luxury yacht.

#3 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-07-06 02:26 PM

Stinky's body count adds 70 fresh victims.

www.cbsnews.com

#4 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-07-06 02:31 PM

"Melania and I are praying for all the families impacted by this horrible tragedy," Mr. Trumpf wrote in a Truth Social post. "Our Brave First Responders are on site doing what they do best. GOD BLESS THE FAMILIES, AND GOD BLESS TEXAS!"

This is the same pathetic nauseating pablum Dummkopf Trumpf posts about mass shootings.

#5 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-07-06 02:42 PM

Boy, that DOGE is doing great. We need to do that in our (insert name of a political subdivision here) ...
"no one in a long time

#6 | Posted by catdog at 2025-07-06 09:05 PM

Death toll in central Texas flash floods rises to 82 as sheriff says 10 campers remain missing

apnews.com

In Rome, Nero fiddled... Trump's playing golf in New Jersey. While counting all the pennies he saved firing National Weather Service employees.

#7 | Posted by Corky at 2025-07-06 11:09 PM

Two GOP politicians tweeted their happiness that two of their relatives survived the deluge. The KC Chiefs owner, was not so lucky.

#8 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-07-06 11:13 PM

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