Texas Floods Showed Why Many Rural Communities Feel Abandoned in a Crisis

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The article discusses how rural communities in Texas felt abandoned during recent floods due to lack of access to disaster aid, highlighting systemic issues in disaster response; the discussion revolves around the challenges faced by unincorporated communities in receiving aid.

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SonOfKyuss

3 months ago

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Local residents literally called the proposal to accept a grant from the last administration to update the flood warning system “woke Biden communism.” They voted to abandon themselves and innocent kids paid the price

pcdoodle

3 months ago

Did the system have strings attached or something?

hshdhdhj4444

3 months ago

Personal responsibility requires them to blame the government for this.

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