TEXAS LAWMAKERS IGNORED RECOMMENDATIONS MEANT TO HELP RURAL AREAS PREPARE FOR FLOODING
✍️ Texas lawmakers ignored recommendations aimed at helping rural areas prepare for flooding, despite the state's flood plan identifying nearly $55 billion in proposed projects and outlining 15 key recommendations.
👉 The state's flood plan identifies nearly $55 billion in proposed projects and outlines 15 key recommendations
👉 Lawmakers ignored the recommendations, prioritizing water and drought crisis over flooding needs
👉 The plan's recommendations were meant to help rural communities like Kerr County prepare for flooding
👉 Kerr County is dubbed 'Flash Flood Alley' due to its geography
👉 Lawmakers have repeatedly failed to enact key measures that would help communities prepare for frequent flooding
👉 The state's flood plan is often ignored
👉 The inability to raise drainage fees is one of the biggest impediments for local governments seeking to fund flood mitigation projects
👉 Rural and economically disadvantaged communities lack the tax base to fund major flood prevention projects and often cannot afford to produce the data they need to qualify for state and federal grants
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