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.
It’s crazy that he voted against it the first time. It floods a lot in that area. It’s not the first major flood his area is experienced by a long shot.
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It’s crazy that he voted against it the first time. It floods a lot in that area. It’s not the first major flood his area is experienced by a long shot.
How could a representative from a place colloquially referred to as “Flash Flood Alley” have known that it would [checks notes] flood?
And it would flood suddenly and unexpectedly, like in a flash!