Rep Doggett responds to Texas Gov comparing flooding to a football game

[Cellblock2429]

Indeed:

Texas county where campers died was denied money to boost warning systems

Twice, the Texas Division of Emergency Management turned down Kerr County's requests for money to improve flood warnings.

www.usatoday.com

"The Texas Division of Emergency Management denied Kerr County’s 2017 application, meeting minutes show. Kerr County applied again in 2018, when more federal funding became available after Hurricane Harvey. But meeting minutes indicate that Texas’ emergency authority again did not approve it. (...) “We’ve been trying to get a new Flood Warning System here,” Thomas, the county's emergency management coordinator, said at the November 2020 meeting. “We just haven’t been able to do it."

Meanwhile:

The Costs and Controversies of Texas' Migrant Busing Program

Estimated Time to Read: 5 minutes As the border crisis continues, Texas has taken unprecedented measures to manage the influx of individuals crossing into the state illegally. One of the most controversial initiatives is Texas’ migrant busing program, which transports those caught crossing...

www.texaspolicyresearch.com

"A recent report from the Washington Examiner reveals that Texas has spent over $221 million on the migrant busing program. The costs include transportation, meals, and security for the buses. This figure highlights the significant financial burden that the program places on Texas taxpayers, a concern that has been echoed by various state lawmakers and citizens. This massive expenditure is part of Texas’ broader effort, which includes deploying the Texas National Guard and increasing law enforcement presence along the border as part of Operation Lone Star. This initiative has already cost the state billions of dollars, reflecting the sheer scale and complexity of addressing the crisis at the state level. It is worth noting that nearly all of the costs of the busing program have been borne by Texas taxpayers, as only a small portion of slightly over $460 thousand had been donated from outside parties. Put another way, less than 1 percent was picked up by nontaxpayers."

So Texas spent over 200 million of taxpayer money for a political stunt, but just couldn't find a way to spend the 2.5 million needed for a new flood warning system in an area know for flooding. Bravo Governor Abbott, glad you put attention-whoring above the lives of children.

/---/ I don't think it was Abbot who killed it. It was the legislature.

 

[OKTexas]

Indeed:

Texas county where campers died was denied money to boost warning systems

Twice, the Texas Division of Emergency Management turned down Kerr County's requests for money to improve flood warnings.

www.usatoday.com

"The Texas Division of Emergency Management denied Kerr County’s 2017 application, meeting minutes show. Kerr County applied again in 2018, when more federal funding became available after Hurricane Harvey. But meeting minutes indicate that Texas’ emergency authority again did not approve it. (...) “We’ve been trying to get a new Flood Warning System here,” Thomas, the county's emergency management coordinator, said at the November 2020 meeting. “We just haven’t been able to do it."

Meanwhile:

The Costs and Controversies of Texas' Migrant Busing Program

Estimated Time to Read: 5 minutes As the border crisis continues, Texas has taken unprecedented measures to manage the influx of individuals crossing into the state illegally. One of the most controversial initiatives is Texas’ migrant busing program, which transports those caught crossing...

www.texaspolicyresearch.com

"A recent report from the Washington Examiner reveals that Texas has spent over $221 million on the migrant busing program. The costs include transportation, meals, and security for the buses. This figure highlights the significant financial burden that the program places on Texas taxpayers, a concern that has been echoed by various state lawmakers and citizens. This massive expenditure is part of Texas’ broader effort, which includes deploying the Texas National Guard and increasing law enforcement presence along the border as part of Operation Lone Star. This initiative has already cost the state billions of dollars, reflecting the sheer scale and complexity of addressing the crisis at the state level. It is worth noting that nearly all of the costs of the busing program have been borne by Texas taxpayers, as only a small portion of slightly over $460 thousand had been donated from outside parties. Put another way, less than 1 percent was picked up by nontaxpayers."

So Texas spent over 200 million of taxpayer money for a political stunt, but just couldn't find a way to spend the 2.5 million needed for a new flood warning system in an area know for flooding. Bravo Governor Abbott, glad you put attention-whoring above the lives of children.

As I said earlier, Kerr county should have funded them themselves, they make a ton of money off tourism on that river.

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[JimH52]

That's the way you and CNN chose to spin it. His sports anemology was to a losing team, they try to figure out what went wrong and how they could do better in the future. The fact is Kerr county didn't have any early warning systems in place, even though that area is known a flash flood alley. Exactly who's to blame for that is TBD. In my book it's on the county, they should have funded the early warning systems themselves, if they couldn't get the funding elsewhere. The county makes a ton of money off tourism on that river. They have a responsibility to make sure the tourist are safe.

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The facts say they were refused TWICE from the glorious state of Texas to receive funds for an early warning system. MAGA DOGE

 

[JimH52]

Too late for you sleazy sociopaths to save face now, gimp.

Did Dems turn down the emergency warning system. News to me!

 

[Picaro]

/---/ I don't think it was Abbot who killed it. It was the legislature.

Doesn't matter the things are cheap and easily within the budget of a county. We raised money for ours just by selling dinners at the VFW and the Senior Center selling crafts and a flea market. 20 people chipping in a grand each would get you a couple of sirens. They just didn't really want one unless 'everybody else' was going to pay for it besides them, is all. They had a system in place, using beepers, and cell phones can be set up to receive the warnings same as they do for the missing kids thing. Just need the phones, no need to pay for a service.

 

[Picaro]

Did Dems turn down the emergency warning system. News to me!

Where were you? Why didn't you rescue them? You could buy them a siren yourself, but you didn't. The facts by your standards say you're a piece of shit who did nothing, like every other Democrat trying to use dead kids to spout some TDS game

 

[Picaro]

also geo tagged cell phone alerts.

They had a system like that; the camp manager who died trying to rescue 7 girls was happy about it back when they implemented it in the 1990's. Was it still active? Don't know yet. I know my cell phone still gets alerts, and I canceled the phone service on it over a year ago. Just got an alert yesterday on it.

The weather service issued its alert at 1:14 in the A.M. by 4:00 A.M. the camp was already flooded going by the tines on a counselor's phone. They were working before 4:00 A.M. trying to evacuate kids. The water just rose too fast for them.

 

[OKTexas]

The facts say they were refused TWICE from the glorious state of Texas to receive funds for an early warning system. MAGA DOGE

As I said, Kerr county should have funded it themselves in that 7 year span.

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[OKTexas]

They had a system like that; the camp manager who died trying to rescue 7 girls was happy about it back when they implemented it back in the 1990's.

I heard a report on the radio that they didn't, apologies if it was misreported.

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[Picaro]

I heard a report on the radio that they didn't, apologies if it was misreported.

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Yesterday's WSJ reported it, along with a lot of other info. It had stories from other sites along the river as well. One woman was up at a little after two evacuating people from her RV site. She barely got them awake and out. It wiped out all 33 of her sites in less than 30 minutes. She had called the County Sheriff and they had no info., but she watched the water and got worried after watching it rise 10 feet in few minutes, and still barley got her people out.

All the info is not in yet. I am wondering why the system didn't work or if they just let it lapse for lack of use.

 

[JimH52]

Where were you? Why didn't you rescue them? You could buy them a siren yourself, but you didn't. The facts by your standards say you're a piece of shit who did nothing, like every other Democrat trying to use dead kids to spout some TDS game

You are a simple minded MAGAT.

 

[Foxfyre]

https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/09/poli...sonds-greg-abbott-texas-flood-football-digvid

Incredible! Abbott defends Texas decisions in the deadly flooding by comparing it to.a football game. As I recall, people do.not die in football games. What a crazy comparison.

So leftists who long ago lost their ability for intellectual honesty or critical thinking cannot understand people using metaphors and analogies to explain or illustrate things. Abbott absolutely was NOT comparing a football game to the disastrous flooding in Texas. He was using the football analogy to explain how people inappropriately and wrongly cast blame in situations.

 

[Picaro]

You are a simple minded MAGAT.

Like I care about you and your psychopath lunacy.

 

[JimH52]

So leftists who long ago lost their ability for intellectual honesty or critical thinking cannot understand people using metaphors and analogies to explain or illustrate things. Abbott absolutely was NOT comparing a football game to the disastrous flooding in Texas. He was using the football analogy to explain how people inappropriately and wrongly cast blame in situations.

MAGA can do no wrong. Abbott is a product of DEI. But he is MAGA, so that is cool.

 

[JimH52]

Like I care about you and your psychopath lunacy.

Your nose is glowing orange.

 

[Picaro]

Your nose is glowing orange.

Yours is glowing 'idiot' in neon red.

 

[Leo123]

https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/09/poli...sonds-greg-abbott-texas-flood-football-digvid

Incredible! Abbott defends Texas decisions in the deadly flooding by comparing it to.a football game. As I recall, people do.not die in football games. What a crazy comparison.

It's a logical analogy. Why don't you post the full quote:

“Every football team makes mistakes. The losing teams are the ones that try to point out who’s to blame” he said. “The way winners talk is not to point fingers. They talk about solutions. What Texas is all about is solutions.”

IOW, stop trying to blame others for the flood and find solutions instead of pointing fingers. You completely mischaracterized Abbott's comment, but then, your low IQ and TDS is noted.

 

[Foxfyre]

MAGA can do no wrong. Abbott is a product of DEI. But he is MAGA, so that is cool.

I will have to resort to my New Year's resolution for something as wrong and as stupid as your post here. Do have a pleasant night.

 

[Cellblock2429]

I will have to resort to my New Year's resolution for something as wrong and as stupid as your post here. Do have a pleasant night.

/----/ JimH52 shops at Idiots R Us.

 

[Foxfyre]

/----/ JimH52 shops at Idiots R Us.

LOL. Well my New Year's Resolution, that I am able to keep most of the time, is to not feed the trolls, argue with idiots, or engage in other exercises of futility. I do need to implement it with some people here a lot more than others.

A thread based on a politicized and irresponsibly stupid and wrong thesis as this one is seems to attract a lot of people that require use of that resolution.

If I respond at all it will be to provide the accurate information and refute the distorted convoluted hatefully politically motivated fake news they put out there.