I live about an hour and a half east of Kerrville, just north of Austin, where about a dozen others died. It is horrific. I agree the first response is empathy, but preventing future disasters should be top of mind. Abbott has included flood warning systems in the upcoming special session, so I hope it will be addressed. I understand the warning system that had been proposed by the county for years would have cost about $1 million. Rescue, recovery, and restoration will cost much, much more. Not only tragic in terms of human loss but incredibly costly to the state of Texas as well.
"You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending." - C.S. Lewis
It’s past time to start.
I live about an hour and a half east of Kerrville, just north of Austin, where about a dozen others died. It is horrific. I agree the first response is empathy, but preventing future disasters should be top of mind. Abbott has included flood warning systems in the upcoming special session, so I hope it will be addressed. I understand the warning system that had been proposed by the county for years would have cost about $1 million. Rescue, recovery, and restoration will cost much, much more. Not only tragic in terms of human loss but incredibly costly to the state of Texas as well.
So wisely crafted. At a time of such grief and sorrow, we need not search for blame, but we do need to seize the moment in order to achieve solutions.