Texas Officials Say They Didn’t See the Flood Coming. Oral Histories Show Residents Have Long Warned of Risks.
Texas Officials Say They Didn’t See the Flood Coming. Oral Histories Show Residents Have Long Warned of Risks.
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After a tragedy, records from local archives can help us understand how a community understands itself. Here’s some of what we learned following the devastating July 4 flooding in Texas.
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@[email protected] Don't forget them refusing millions of dollars for said alarm because it was coming from Biden.
@[email protected] As an archivist who studies climate change, I would love to talk to y'all about this topic sometime!!
@[email protected] You can get in touch with the reporter, Logan Jaffe, at [email protected]!
@[email protected] thanks!
@[email protected] This translates accurately to "Texas Officials admit they don't listen to their residents"
@[email protected] I remember some National Guard fatalities at Fort Hood back in the 1980s due to flooding of Antelope Creek.
@[email protected] It is the fault of the incompetent local Texas government allowing people to build houses and summer camps in flood plains.