'Not a Damned Penny' Texas Flood Survivors Look for Help

Monday, August 04, 2025

"Not a damned penny came through this gate from my taxpaying dollars, [property-owner Mike Richards] said on Tuesday as he looked at the twisted trees and piles of debris that still litter his property and beyond. "And I don't understand why."

Posted by reinheitsgebot at 09:30 PM | 38 COMMENTS | permalink

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"Not a damned penny came through this gate from my taxpaying dollars, he said on Tuesday as he looked at the twisted trees and piles of debris that still litter his property and beyond. "And I don't understand why."

Stinky's new ballroom is more important, Tex.

#1 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-08-04 12:59 AM

... Not A Penny For Texas Flood Victims ...

The special Texas legislature session was convened to work through the flood issues.

What has been proposed at the Texas special legislative session on flooding crisis
abcnews.go.com

... Texas lawmakers gathered this week for a special legislative session to discuss emergency procedures and early warning systems following the deadly July 4 flash floods.

Gov. Greg Abbott called the special session in the wake of the flooding, which killed more than 130 people in Hill Country.

"We must ensure better preparation in the future," Abbott said in a statement. ...

#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-08-04 01:08 AM

So, Texas Republicans seemed to have turned the goal of a special Legislative session from dealing with floods to how to negate the votes of Democrats.

Priorities matter.

#3 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-08-04 01:10 AM

You don't know why?? It's quite simple actually. You don't matter to them. To put it bluntly.

#4 | Posted by LauraMohr at 2025-08-04 01:14 AM

Point and laugh at the suffering magat scum

#5 | Posted by truthhurts at 2025-08-04 06:38 AM

"And I don't understand why."

Bribe Force One comes first.

If you thought a billionaire would be concerned with your problems, your stupider than you look.

#6 | Posted by Nixon at 2025-08-04 08:24 AM

So, Texas Republicans

Stinky demanded it. You know...America first and all that baloney.

#7 | Posted by Nixon at 2025-08-04 08:25 AM

Because you have a sociopathic president in charge of a sociopathic political movement.

Oh, you understand why perfectly. Time to get honest.

#8 | Posted by Zed at 2025-08-04 08:36 AM

"the twisted trees and piles of debris that still litter his property and beyond"

I'm afraid that you're going to have to rely upon natural processes to take care of that stuff for you as long as Trump/MAGA is in charge.

That means you'll be looking at a majority of that debris for the rest of your natural life.

Your kids, too.

#9 | Posted by Zed at 2025-08-04 08:43 AM

"Not a damned penny came through this gate from my taxpaying dollars"

The days that your taxes were insurance against things like this are over.
Welcome to a new era of government where your taxes subsidize the wealthiest of the wealthiest!
You are thrown scraps, if you are lucky.
Your suffering will build character and resilience! Independence!
The Government is here to direct your resentment directly at the brown, black, gay, lesbian, trans - you know - "them" - the "real" cause of all your problems!

#10 | Posted by YAV at 2025-08-04 08:45 AM

"And I don't understand why."

I'm betting his voting history would provide a significant explanation as to why...

#11 | Posted by jpw at 2025-08-04 10:42 AM

I think we're going to have more and more instances like this where Trumpers show themselves to be in the lower 50th percentile of the IQ curve.

They honestly thought their vote for cutting spending and gutting programs wasn't going to touch their needs, just those of "others."

Now that the rude awakening is hitting them, all they can do is sit there and blink dumbfoundedly, trying to process the fact that they are just as disposable as the rest of us in the eyes of the people they voted for.

#12 | Posted by jpw at 2025-08-04 10:46 AM

" "Not a damned penny came through this gate from my taxpaying dollars"

You need to send the check directly to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. Rookie mistake.

#13 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-08-04 10:56 AM

#12

For whatever reason Trump picked up the populist vote. I have no idea how he managed to convince anyone that he was a man of the people but there it is.

My one hope is that perhaps things will be so blatant under him that the populist might join the progressives against the influence of big money. It's a slim hope, but when deporting thousands of their neighbors, cutting off all aid even their own, and persecuting LGBTQIA+ people doesn't improve their lives, maybe they will realize the real issue.

#14 | Posted by TaoWarrior at 2025-08-04 11:14 AM

"I have no idea how he managed to convince anyone that he was a man of the people but there it is."

He's not a man of the people.
He's a man of the white men.

#15 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-08-04 12:11 PM

#14 I wish I could agree.

MAGA is gone. They'll be convinced the people they should be joining forces with are to blame for the problems they themselves have created.

Thats what we're unfortunately already seeing.

#16 | Posted by jpw at 2025-08-04 12:20 PM

TX Republicans tied passing any flood relief funding to passing their Redistricting Bill... which should tell Texans what inhuman monsters they are.

#17 | Posted by Corky at 2025-08-04 12:30 PM

Are the 10 corpses still there, if not then more than a "damn penny" came through the gate just not the penny you wanted and when.

#18 | Posted by et_al at 2025-08-04 01:07 PM

Btw, what kind of idiot post a gd paywalled article?

#19 | Posted by et_al at 2025-08-04 01:09 PM

ET_AL

There's a couple different ways to get around the paywall, including turning off your browser's java script.

There's also the Internet Archive.

Here's a direct link to the article that you can access: archive.is

#20 | Posted by rstybeach11 at 2025-08-04 01:36 PM

"And I don't understand why."

I'm betting his voting history would provide a significant explanation as to why...

#11 | POSTED BY JPW

Dude done FAFOed. Bigly.

#21 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-08-04 11:25 PM

"And I don't understand why."

Because THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT YOU VOTED FOR.

You thought he would only hurt minorities, blue states, homosexuals and trans people.

Now you find out that a narcissistic sociopath greed centered fascist is concerned about one thing and one thing only...amassing his own power and wealth and rewarding the people who put him in a position to steal and plunder the nation. Not the voters who were stupid enough to think the leopard wouldn't eat their faces, but the sociopaths that broke laws for him and give him money on a daily basis to do so.

You were naive enough to believe the lies that he will work for you (twice, probably three times) and that he will bring down grocery prices day one (though he never said how).

Democrats will promise to work to lower prices, come up with a plan to begin investigating the process to try to bring them down and people will hold their nose and pull the lever for this carnival barker who will lie that he will bring prices down on day one never say what his plans to do that.

What a joke American democracy has become.

#22 | Posted by Nixon at 2025-08-05 07:59 AM

They're getting what they voted for. FAFO

#23 | Posted by AMERICANUNITY at 2025-08-05 11:07 AM

Flood relief? Nope--got to spend all available dough on that new border wall. Folks in Texas want that more than they want flood relief, so so many people are saying...
--Orange-bronzer King, stooping to answer a question from the so-called press

#24 | Posted by catdog at 2025-08-05 12:18 PM

Nixon:

I beg to differ.
Trump brought prices down all right...his own prices (bribery, meme coin, watches, phones, Saudi deals, etc.)

#25 | Posted by e1g1 at 2025-08-05 07:18 PM

#14 A lot of people didn't vote for Trump, but against the DNC/Kamala. The Dems went too far to the left on too many issues and lost the middle.

Anyone who seems like a viable centrist can win the next election

#26 | Posted by kwrx25 at 2025-08-06 11:37 AM

Anyone who seems like a viable centrist can win the next election

#26 | Posted by kwrx25 at 2025-08-06 11:37 AM | Reply

Nah, gaza will cost a centrist the election.

#27 | Posted by Alexandrite at 2025-08-06 11:38 AM

Anyone who seems like a viable centrist can win the next election

#26 | Posted by kwrx25

So no MAGA.

Fined with me.

#28 | Posted by Zed at 2025-08-06 12:05 PM

It's unfortunate Mexico doesn't have a process in place for recreating Coahuila y Tejas.

#29 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2025-08-06 01:11 PM

#27: Nah, Gaza will cost a centrist the election.

So true.

ichef.bbci.co.uk

Ask Democrat VPOTUS Hubert Humphrey how ignoring the crucial antiwar bloc and freezing them out of the DNC convention helped him in 1968.

www.washingtonpost.com

#30 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-08-06 02:05 PM

GOOGLE AI Overview:

Yes, federal disaster assistance is available to Texans affected by the recent severe storms and flooding in Central Texas. FEMA and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) are providing support, including grants for temporary housing and home repairs, and low-interest loans for uninsured losses.

#31 | Posted by MSgt at 2025-08-06 02:34 PM

" Texas is relying on FEMA. State leaders said it should be cut"
www.npr.org

#32 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2025-08-06 02:39 PM

"Texas is relying on FEMA. State leaders said it should be cut"
~www.npr.org

Well, the answer is easy.

Eliminate NPR.

#33 | Posted by Danforth at 2025-08-06 02:52 PM

Embrace the consequences of your making.

#34 | Posted by fresno500 at 2025-08-06 09:09 PM

Did you vote for Trump and expect him to help you in your hour of need? LOL! Sucker.

#35 | Posted by moder8 at 2025-08-06 09:32 PM

but against the DNC/Kamala. The Dems went too far to the left on too many issues and lost the middle.
#26 | POSTED BY KWRX25

You think the DA of California who was incredibly strict on crime and who's views are mostly right of center, is too far left of a candidate?

Why cause she's Black?

Enjoy Trump, dumbFkkk.

#36 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-08-06 09:36 PM

"I didn't want to vote for Hitler, but who was I supposed to vote for, a Black woman? Gross!"
-KWRX25

#37 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-08-06 09:38 PM

14 A lot of people didn't vote for Trump, but against the DNC/Kamala. The Dems went too far to the left on too many issues and lost the middle.
Anyone who seems like a viable centrist can win the next election

#26 | Posted by kwrx25 at 2025-08-06 11:37 AM | Reply | Funny:

Damn dude I wished that the DNC/Kamala were to have gone left. You would have seen me vote for her. Let's face facts. You had a traitor to the United States of America vs Kamala Harris. You chose the traitor. That's who you voted for.

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