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marble falls

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4. After the Biden administration sent them $5.1 for infrastructure. Kerr county argued about "sending it back" ...

Reply to dalton99a (Original post)

Thu Jul 10, 2025, 08:46 AM

Jul 10

... and the argument about sending it back was: if Kerr just "sent it back, it would just end up in New York or California". The argument for sending it back was "it was satanic money and it would curse whatever it was spent on."

At another commission meeting, they decided not to fund a $50,000 study regarding flood alerting, saying any system would require, "too many bells and whistles".

Welcome to Texas and the wall of white cowboy settler family yahoos. Out in the parking lot - five year or newer F-250 or larger 4WD shiny black pickups with fence cutters over the grill and a gunrack with a rifle and scope with a TACO sticker under it on the back window.

They really don't care for TACO, but damn don't they like what he's doing.

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A decade of missed opportunities: Texas couldn't find $1M for flood warning system near camps [View all] dalton99a Jul 10 OP

How about a sternly worded letter Tetrachloride Jul 10 #1

Too costly! Just pray away the flood! hatrack Jul 10 #2

As far as most Texans are concerned systems like that would be government Autumn Jul 10 #3

Worse and more specifically - FEDERAL government intrusion. They use state government to maintain status quo ... marble falls Jul 10 #5

Truly insane. I mean, disaster warnings? ananda Jul 10 #14

After the Biden administration sent them $5.1 for infrastructure. Kerr county argued about "sending it back" ... marble falls Jul 10 #4

Damn, you nailed perfectly. Texas in a nutshell. walkingman Jul 10 #8

incredible. Let's not just drown our kids. Maybe drown others too. Girard442 Jul 10 #16

Not the problem. This is dreck. Jirel Jul 10 #6

Well, clearly though, somehow the existing warning system was not sufficient. Scrivener7 Jul 10 #12

But real estate in a flood-prone area is really nice. Girard442 Jul 10 #17

3..2..1 till they demand public funds to rebuild in the same place. Scrivener7 Jul 10 #19

They're popping up. Jirel Jul 10 #21

Not sure where you got the idea that your word usage caused upset. That's kind of daft. Scrivener7 Jul 10 #22

Why put children's camps in a known flash flood area? Irish_Dem Jul 10 #7

My question exactly. ananda Jul 10 #15

MAGAs don't care if their kids are slaughtered with military weapons as they sit in school. Irish_Dem Jul 10 #18

Or maybe they care but not enough to overrule their hate. ananda Jul 10 #20

Their hatred is the most important thing in the world to them. Irish_Dem Jul 10 #23

Near camps for THEIR OWN DAMN CHILDREN. Scrivener7 Jul 10 #9

G.O.P. is such a disappointment BoRaGard Jul 10 #10

All surrounding counties had emergency sirens and fewer casualties Torchlight Jul 10 #11

This "Slaughter of the Innocents" should leave a mark on the Republican brand of assholery. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Jul 10 #13

When "owning the libs" turns deadly.. LetMyPeopleVote Jul 12 #24

+1 dalton99a Jul 12 #25

Fox News kills. Fox News kills more people than any corporation in the United States. Initech Jul 12 #26

Could have at least had a smart phone/minuteman alert bucolic_frolic Jul 12 #27

decade? Why not century? WarGamer Jul 12 #28