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Drudge Retort: The Other Side of the News
Monday, July 07, 2025

For the last three days, state Rep. Wes Virdell has been out with first responders in Kerr County as they searched for victims and survivors from the devastating floods that swept through Central Texas early Friday morning. Virdell's closeup view of the havoc wreaked on his district has made a lasting impression, he said, and left him reconsidering a vote he made just a few months ago against a bill that would have established a statewide plan to improve Texas' disaster response, including better alert systems, along with a grant program for counties to buy new emergency communication equipment and build new infrastructure like radio towers. "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.

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---- off, clown.

#1 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-07-07 02:01 PM | Reply

... left him reconsidering a vote he made just a few months ago against a bill that would have established a statewide plan to improve Texas' disaster response, including better alert systems, along with a grant program for counties to buy new emergency communication equipment and build new infrastructure like radio towers. ...

Wesley Virdell
en.wikipedia.org

... Wesley Virdell, also known as Wes Virdell, is an American politician. He serves as a Republican member for the 53rd district of the Texas House of Representatives. ...

In November 2024, he defeated Joe Herrera and B. W. Holk in the general election, winning 76 percent of the votes.[3] He succeeded Andrew Murr.

He assumed office on January 14, 2025.[4] ...


#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-07-07 03:32 PM | Reply

'Rotting flesh': CNN host stunned by smell 'permeating' TX after deadly floods

www.rawstory.com

Rotting Flesh would be a fitting name for Trump branded life jackets.

#3 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-07-07 03:44 PM | Reply

Or diapers.

#4 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-07-07 04:44 PM | Reply

Sen Cruz calling any criticism of what happened "political" reminds me of the time when Sen Cruz voted against providing relief money to the Northeast victims of Hurricane Sandy. Then subsequently turned around when Hurricane Harvey hit Texas and he needed relief money for his constituents.


#5 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-07-07 06:15 PM | Reply

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