20 to 30 inches of rain in 48 hours would likely flood most areas of the US, regardless of infrastructure. There's just no way to remove that amount of water over such a widespread area in such a short period of time. Politics has nothing to do with it.

the lack of that infrastructure directly leading to the death of 27 people at Camp Mystic a year ago.

Thirteen whole posts, right???!!! LOL

Are close to 100 years old. THAT part (and other things comparable) are most certainly related to infrastructure.

Politics has everything to do with it. You are free to disagree, but I'm not likely to change my thinking.

One lake has risen 12 FEET in the last 3 days. That is a massive amount of water volume. A normal 'big event' would cause it to rise 2 to 3 feet. Floods in general can be hard to comprehend due to how they change the landscape, but this event is orders of magnitude larger than a 'normal' flood.

And with all due respect, my post count has nothing to do with the facts. I was in the Comfort, TX area yesterday and it's nothing like I've ever seen. There's nothing any politician could have done to prevent what's happening there.

of life. Twice, in 2017 and 2025, Kerr County officials and the Texas Division of Emergency Management declined to accept a proposed $1 million flood warning system. The system would have included sirens, river gauges, and mass notifications.

What lake are you talking about? Uvalde County has rivers; not any major lakes.

I've lived through more than one flood in that area. This one is horrible, but it has happened before on this scale. It just hasn't happened in recent history that all of the "tourists" in the area have witnessed and remember.

Again, I totally disagree with you because I know for a fact that most of the bridges and infrastructure down there have not been maintained. You can argue all you want - and it literally sounds like you're trying to defend the widespread Republican agenda of not addressing infrastructure, so not sure where you're trying to go with that - and I will continue to disagree.

Republicans pocket money rather than spending it on needed repairs, and in this case, there is plenty that they could have done had they spent the time to understand climate change, and flood plains, etc. But hey, you may think Abbot is doing a great thing by issuing the disaster declarations, right? I mean, what else could he have done, right???!!!!

As to your post count, typically new posters on DU spend a little time getting to know the website and how we treat one another around here.

Now, you have yourself a nice evening, and enjoy your stay here.

You'll learn a lot, I guarantee you.

I still disagree with him, and I was offended by his tone.

Because last July, he wasn’t. I think this is west of him but rivers and streams are gonna fill up fast. If this area is so flood prone, I think politicians are gonna have to fund some drainage and better control of emergency warnings and services. No one fights Mother Nature and wins but if you work with her, the chances are a lot better than what’s happening now.

Where do you think the money goes?

With red people and states, I think
rugged individualism rules no matter what...
which is really convenient for moving
money into a few corrupt hands.

so it's going to be deep red, like Kerrville.

They FAFO'd all right.

That is, if you take IH-35 south from Austin to San Antonio, and then take Highway 90 west to Uvalde.

I thought it looked a bit much.

But I've driven that corridor many times!!!!

It is very hilly and so water has to go through gullies and streams. Flooding is a real danger. I am worried about the residents in this area

I won't tell you what we (as locals) used to think of the "drug store" cowboys that visited!!!! LOL

I am worried as well. They are running out of food and with Highway 90 (the major artery) shut down, it's going to take a minute to get things back up and running. HEB will send trucks as soon as they are able, I'm sure.

I know they were able to fly a few emergency supplies in to the Sabinal area earlier today, using the Baptist Church parking lot as the landing pad. So, efforts ARE underway. Just limited as to what they can do.