It faces hurricanes, heat, drought, rising seas and - as last week showed - deadly floods. But despite the clear need for preventive action, that is not the political mood
Many states, including Texas, have not used billions of dollars from FEMA intended to reduce damage from flooding and other disasters
-- Scientific American (@sciam.bsky.social) Jul 15, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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... But despite the clear need for preventive action, that is not the political mood ...
Especially in an area nick-named Flash Flood Alley.
Do You Live In Flash Flood Alley?
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... For many Texans, the Hill Country is not just a region but a way of life: beautiful vistas of rocky hillsides, small towns with live music and quaint festivals, and, of course, hot summer days spent diving into spring-fed swimming holes or floating down iconic rivers.
Those same rivers can tell another story about the Hill Country, however. Those rivers run through Flash Flood Alley, one of the most flood-prone regions on the continent. Following the curve of the Balcones Escarpment through Texas' middle -- from Waco south to Uvalde -- Flash Flood Alley's weather and landscape distinctively work together to produce rapid flood events. ...
@#11 ... I saw the video of the people at the Kerr County meeting calling Biden a corrupt communist and how taking the $10,000,000 grant to buy flood monitoring equipment and a warning system was going to force them into a socialist hellscape. ...
Wow.
Found this ...
Here's what happened in Kerr County meeting now under flood scrutiny
www.nbcdfw.com
... Texans continue to ask questions about what happened before the deadly Central Texas floods. Some pinpoint a 2021 Kerr County Commissioners Court meeting where county leaders debated whether to take $10 million from the Biden administration.
What people claim online is not exactly what happened. So here's what did go on.
In November 2021, Kerr County commissioners debated whether to use the $10.1 million from the American Rescue Plan, the Biden administration's priority legislation to fight COVID-19.
A video of the meeting was posted on YouTube. You can verify the video for yourself by comparing it to the meeting transcripts posted on the Kerr County website.
"That's a lot of money. That's over a million dollars, probably to Kerr County. I'm not ready to give that away," said County Judge Rob Kelly.
During the public comment period, some people showed up to ask their leaders not to take the money, fearing it would require the county to implement a vaccine mandate, a masking mandate, and take other public health measures to fight COVID-19. ...
"I am completely disagreeing with taking this money. The strings attached to the situation, we don't want it," said Ronald Campbell, one of the speakers.
"If you vote to keep Biden's money, I will hold you personally responsible and personally liable," said Shari Snyder, another speaker.
Other speakers were more colorful and insulting, calling former President Biden a "communist" and a "devil." ...
Wow.
There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action.
- - - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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