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IrishBubbaLiberal

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2. Texas lawmakers REPUBLICANS failed to pass a bill to improve local disaster warning systems this year

Reply to Irish_Dem (Reply #1)

Wed Jul 9, 2025, 05:51 PM

Jul 9

This is recent news of denial, but there were also funds available years ago
that Texas Republicans denied, during the Biden Presidency

https://www.texastribune.org/2025/07/06/texas-disaster-warning-emergency-communication-bill-kerrville-floods/

Texas lawmakers failed to pass a bill to improve local disaster warning systems this year

A GOP state lawmaker who represents Kerr County says he likely would vote differently now on House Bill 13, which would have established a grant program for counties to build new emergency communication infrastructure.

BY TERRI LANGFORD AND CARLOS NOGUERAS RAMOS
JULY 6, 2025
UPDATED: JULY 7, 2025

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Texas GAVE $17.3M to World's Richest Man, yet DENIED Flood Warning Sirens for Texans [View all] IrishBubbaLiberal Jul 9 OP

There is always huge amounts of money for the billionaires. Irish_Dem Jul 9 #1

Texas lawmakers REPUBLICANS failed to pass a bill to improve local disaster warning systems this year IrishBubbaLiberal Jul 9 #2

They will vote for the help as long as they get a cut of the cash. Irish_Dem Jul 9 #3