Doge reduced warning and response time for the Texas flood.

[Mack Brazile]

Doge taking a chain saw to our weather monitoring and warning systems and to FEMA has made the tragedy of the Texas flood even worse than it had to be. Those agencies were in place for a reason, and should have never been degraded by someone who didn't even understand why we need those agencies.


Yes, it's quite possible that victims of the recent Texas flood could have received earlier or more effective warnings if not for cuts and policy shifts tied to the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and former President Donald Trump's administration.


What Happened in Texas?


On July 4, 2025, catastrophic flash flooding struck areas along the Guadalupe River, leading to fatalities and widespread emergency rescues. Local authorities issued urgent warnings, but the scale and speed of the flooding overwhelmed many systems.


How DOGE and Trump’s Policies May Have Affected This


According to investigative reporting from the Texas Observer and San Antonio Current, the Trump administration’s DOGE initiative significantly impacted federal disaster preparedness and response:

• FEMA Cuts: DOGE slashed FEMA’s workforce by about 20% and froze parts of its funding.
• Disaster Aid Shift: Trump announced plans to phase out FEMA and shift disaster response responsibilities to individual states, arguing governors should handle emergencies independently.
• Climate Risk Data Degradation: DOGE reportedly dismantled or degraded federal resources that track and model climate-augmented weather risks, such as flood forecasting and early warning systems.
• Infrastructure Investment Delays: Federal support for flood prevention projects—like levees and drainage upgrades—was reduced or delayed, leaving vulnerable areas more exposed.

Could Earlier Warnings Have Been Possible?


While local agencies like the Harris County Flood Control District did issue warnings, the broader federal infrastructure that supports early detection, modeling, and communication of extreme weather risks may have been weakened. This could have:

• Reduced the lead time for warnings
• Limited the accuracy of flood forecasts
• Slowed coordination between federal and local responders

So while it's speculative to say definitively that lives would have been saved, the evidence strongly suggests that federal cuts and policy shifts under DOGE and Trump made Texas—and its residents—more vulnerable to disasters like this one.

Trump’s DOGE Cuts Are a Texas-Sized Disaster

Reckless agency layoffs and the dismantling of federal relief programs could leave the Lone Star State in peril.

go.skimresources.com

They were going to die some time anyway-Elon Musk

 

[Nostra]

Ignorance and stupidity, combined with hatred for anything, anyone conservative are a formula for false narratives and gross disinformation.
...
"The Texas Hill Country in the central part of the state is naturally prone to flash flooding due to the dry dirt-packed areas where the soil lets rain skid along the surface of the landscape instead of soaking it up. An area of cliffs and steep hills called the Balcones Escarpment is also a factor. "
...
After a flood watch notice midday Thursday, the National Weather Service office issued an urgent warning around 4 a.m. that raised the potential of catastrophic damage and a severe threat to human life. By at least 5:20 a.m., some in the Kerrville City area said water levels were getting alarmingly high. The massive rain flowing down hills sent rushing water into the Guadalupe River, causing it to rise 26 feet in just 45 minutes.
....

Texas flash floods hit residents and campers in a deluge "nobody saw" coming. Here's what to know.

Here's what to know about the deadly flooding, the colossal weather system that drove it and ongoing efforts to identify victims.

www.cbsnews.com

This was an unpredictable event and the only real prevention would have been not to camp inside a gully, especially if rainy weather is in the forecast.

Funding cuts mentioned had no effect on this event.

BULLDOG doesn’t care about the facts. It is too busy shitting on dead kids.

She is a POS scumbag.

 

[citygator]

She is normal in the real world.

This is how real people see things -

As your little echo chamber gets smaller and smaller it may be restricting your air supply.

Whatever you call her. She is a right wing poster who made a video pretending to be a disaffected liberal. lol. Should be posted under entertainment.

 

[Nostra]

Dimwingers are scum. 100% of them.

 

[Delldude]

Whatever you call her. She is a right wing poster who made a video pretending to be a disaffected liberal. lol. Should be posted under entertainment.

LoL......Gabriel posted the vid of a dissatified democrat.

Gabriel is a black dude.....

 

[Delldude]

Whatever you call her. She is a right wing poster who made a video pretending to be a disaffected liberal. lol. Should be posted under entertainment.

HE. HE HE........

 

[M14 Shooter]

The National Weather Service (NWS) offices involved in forecasting the recent catastrophic Texas floods were not fully staffed, and this has become a point of serious concern and debate.

Key vacancies existed in the NWS offices closest to the flooding, including the Austin/San Antonio office, which was missing a Warning Coordination Meteorologist—a critical role for communicating with emergency managers.

The NWS office responsible for Kerr County, where most fatalities occurred, had six of 27 positions vacant, including leadership roles essential for coordination.

You made all of this up.

 

[dudmuck]

So you think the NWS can prevent floods?

What a clown.

 

[Nostra]

Keep shitting in dead kids, scum.

 

[citygator]

LoL......Gabriel posted the vid of a dissatified democrat.

Gabriel is a black dude.....

You numbnutz... that was a video this chick posted back in MARCH. MARCH 5th to be exact. And she is not a liberal. She is a right wing nut. There isnt anything you believe that is correct. It is all lies you eat up and shit out and eat again.

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

Not sure I've blamed Trump here at all. Not sure I've even spoken about Trump. As far as I can tell this is a local issue, at state level at most.

But isn't that what's being implied? Social media is full of left-wing activists blaming Trump's cuts to federal government agencies.

 

[Delldude]

You numbnutz... that was a video this chick posted back in MARCH.

The woman in the video is referring to Joe Biden's poor performance in the first 2024 presidential debate against Donald Trump on June 27, 2024. The video was originally recorded and posted on TikTok the next day, June 28, 2024

 

[hadit]

not sure how many people were there, but they didn't have a Warning Coordination Meteorologist and 6 of 27 positions were vacant.

Were warnings sent out?

 

[rightwinger]

But isn't that what's being implied? Social media is full of left-wing activists blaming Trump's cuts to federal government agencies.

Trump can control the weather with a Sharpie.
He sent that flood to the Guadeloupe River

But relief is on the way

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

Trump can control the weather with a Sharpie.
He sent that flood to the Guadeloupe River

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But relief is on the way

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Touché​

 

[citygator]

The woman in the video is referring to Joe Biden's poor performance in the first 2024 presidential debate against Donald Trump on June 27, 2024. The video was originally recorded and posted on TikTok the next day, June 28, 2024

That is incorrect. First, even that isnt supportive of the post above suggesting it was about the floods. Second.. all you did was look a the grok answer in the tweet which isnt correct. If you click the link I gave you to the original one you will see that it is posted on March 5th about Trump's speech to congress on March 4th.

Face it. YOU ARE NEVER RIGHT ABOUT ANYTHING EVER.

 

[M14 Shooter]

Were warnings sent out?

Thursday, July 3rd:

At 8:47 a.m. Texas Division of Emergency Management posted on X weather guidance in both English and Spanish, informing followers about what to do in a flood, adding: "As we head into the holiday weekend and the flood threat in West & Central TX continues, stay weather aware!"

At some point in the morning, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick later said at a press conference, the TDEM Region 6 Assistance Chief had "personally contacted the judges and mayors in that area and notified them all of potential flooding." He said it was unclear exactly where in the region the storm would hit.

"The message was sent," Patrick said, "It is up to the local counties and mayors under the law to evacuate, if they feel a need. That information was passed along."

At 1:18 p.m., the National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio issued a flood watch, saying "local heavy rainfall could cause flash flooding." At 2:35 p.m. the flood watch was announced on X, saying "pockets of heavy rain are expected and may result in flooding." A flood watch is used when the weather conditions make a flood possible but it does not mean a flood will occur.

At 6:10 p.m., the National Weather Service's Weather Prediction Center issued an assessment for Texas Hill Country about "heavy rainfall," mentioning "flash flooding likely."

At 11:41 p.m., the National Weather Service office in Austin/San Antonio posted a flash flood warning.

At 11:42 p.m., the National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio posted on X upgrading its flood watch to a flood warning for part of the impacted area. In a post from 1:14 a.m. on Friday, that area was expanded. A flood warning occurs when flooding is imminent or already happening.

 

[citygator]

Thursday, July 3rd:

At 8:47 a.m. Texas Division of Emergency Management posted on X weather guidance in both English and Spanish, informing followers about what to do in a flood, adding: "As we head into the holiday weekend and the flood threat in West & Central TX continues, stay weather aware!"

At some point in the morning, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick later said at a press conference, the TDEM Region 6 Assistance Chief had "personally contacted the judges and mayors in that area and notified them all of potential flooding." He said it was unclear exactly where in the region the storm would hit.

"The message was sent," Patrick said, "It is up to the local counties and mayors under the law to evacuate, if they feel a need. That information was passed along."

At 1:18 p.m., the National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio issued a flood watch, saying "local heavy rainfall could cause flash flooding." At 2:35 p.m. the flood watch was announced on X, saying "pockets of heavy rain are expected and may result in flooding." A flood watch is used when the weather conditions make a flood possible but it does not mean a flood will occur.

 

[Papageorgio]

I'm sure those Texans don't mind, since they know that at least Elon didn't have his taxes jacked up.

So stuff like this, and whatever happens in the future, is a "nothing burger", I'm sure.

More ignorance from a regressive left wing nut case.

 

[debbiedowner]

They are planning on eliminating FEMA, troll.

That will never happen at least for a while.