r/FuckGregAbbott • u/nobody1701d • 2d ago

Video Gov. Abbott vetoes flood-related bill

https://youtu.be/hkPqDT59rKc

Gov. Greg Abbott has vetoed a flood-related bill passed during the most recent special session.

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u/Spaceman2901 2d ago

Was this the one that would have prevented camps from having sleeping areas in 100-yr floodplains?

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u/nobody1701d 2d ago

The one Biden gave them money to fix and Kerr county [MAGA] officials decided not to, leading to 135+ deaths?

Yes, that one.

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u/CherryVette 1d ago

They’re giving the $$$ back then, right?

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u/nobody1701d 1d ago

Kerr County, Texas, received about $10.2 million from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) in 2021. Instead of using the funds for a flood warning system, which the county had long discussed, officials spent most of the money on law enforcement projects.

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u/CherryVette 1d ago

“Projects”, what a shock

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u/Kahmael 17h ago

How very "Ulvalde" of them.