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4. "Rob Kelly said the county did not have a warning system because such systems are expensive,

Reply to hatrack (Original post)

Sun Jul 6, 2025, 11:53 AM

Jul 6

and local residents are resistant to new spending. 'Taxpayers won’t pay for it.'"

Spending billion$ on building walls, stationing troops along the southern border and hiring 10,000 ICE goons to round up, incarcerate and deport their hispanic immigrant neighbors is ok - they're not "resistant" to that - but protecting the lives of children is too expensive.

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As Floods Hit, Key Roles Were Vacant At National Weather Servce Offices In Texas [View all] hatrack Jul 6 OP

No Meteorologist In Charge, No Senior Hydrologist, Staff Forecaster Or Warning Coordination Meteorologist hatrack Jul 6 #1

Love how texas officials are still trying to blame the NWS for their callous incompetence. mwmisses4289 Jul 6 #2

Criminals....all of those responsible for this horrible calamity democrank Jul 6 #3

"Rob Kelly said the county did not have a warning system because such systems are expensive, sop Jul 6 #4

Well said, gab13by13 Jul 6 #6

Saying that the residents wouldn't pay for an expensive warning system gab13by13 Jul 6 #5

It appears there wasn't a coordinated plan to evacuate SARose Jul 6 #7