What Does Texas Do Well?*

Officials Feared Flood Risk to Youth Camps but Rejected Warning System

The idea of a flood warning system was broached in 2015, in the aftermath of a deadly flood in Wimberley, Texas, about 75 miles to the east of Kerrville, the Kerr County seat.

...

But in a recent interview (https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/05/us/politics/texas-floods-warnings-vacancies.html), Rob Kelly, the Kerr County judge and its most senior elected official, said that local residents had been resistant to new spending. “Taxpayers won’t pay for it,” he said, adding that he didn’t know if people might reconsider now.

NYT

9:57 pm:

Four years ago it was the "Texas Power Crisis" that lasted SEVENTEEN DAYS in February and directly killed 210. 

Three yrs ago it was 21 murdered, including 19 kids in an Uvalde school when the cops were cowardly.

Now this flood that should not have been this catastrophic.

*Update. The Senator from Cancun in 2021 was the Senator from Greece this time.

Ted Cruz was vacationing in Greece when the deadly Texas floods broke out. His office says he took the first flight home.

Texas’ junior senator was visiting Greece Friday when the Texas flood turned deadly. Cruz, who did not return until Sunday night, communicated with officials from Athens.

Texas Tribune

Senator Cruziakos at the Parthenon the day after the flood hit Texas Hill Country.

I repeat, what does Texas do well?