You laid it bare, Michelle. Texas didn’t drown from rain—it drowned from neglect. No warnings, no radios, no structure. Just bureaucratic shrugs and billion-dollar excuses.
And now, while families grieve, they’re gerrymandering.
I worked in and around the Capitol for 30 years, beginning in 1989. It seems like during that entire time, "interoperability" was an issue. Every time a hurricane struck, or a wildfire, or flooding, emergency responders could not communicate with each other. And so, the Lege would announce it was going to require "interoperability."
Think of the billions of dollars we've spent to state and local fire, police, EMS and disaster services. These people sit around in $100,000 taxpayer-provided vehicles as they drive to their multi-million dollar "law enforcement coordinating centers" or "fusion centers" — also taxpayer-funded. Billions. Of. Dollars.
Once again, the Lege will throw money at state and local emergency managers to support "interoperability." Ten years from now, after another cataclysmic disaster, we'll be told again how "the first responders couldn't communicate."
The problem is not the money, or the increasing pervasiveness of a police state "safety" architecture in our society. The problem is a lack of accountability.
Channeling my inner County Chair...u know the county i am talking about...the county its own D Chair* calls the swingingest county in the country......
.u know it ..u love it...Tarrant!
a short mash note:
Dear Mr. Vesay,
On behalf of the 1/2 of Tarrant Dems that don't live in east FTW, can u please hold a shadow town hall in lieu of Goldman -R, CD-12, who represents West FTW and who has no plans to hold a town hall.
*i am sure Allison might do this if it was suggested by someone higher up the political food chain.
You laid it bare, Michelle. Texas didn’t drown from rain—it drowned from neglect. No warnings, no radios, no structure. Just bureaucratic shrugs and billion-dollar excuses.
And now, while families grieve, they’re gerrymandering.
This isn’t a failure. It’s the plan.
I worked in and around the Capitol for 30 years, beginning in 1989. It seems like during that entire time, "interoperability" was an issue. Every time a hurricane struck, or a wildfire, or flooding, emergency responders could not communicate with each other. And so, the Lege would announce it was going to require "interoperability."
Think of the billions of dollars we've spent to state and local fire, police, EMS and disaster services. These people sit around in $100,000 taxpayer-provided vehicles as they drive to their multi-million dollar "law enforcement coordinating centers" or "fusion centers" — also taxpayer-funded. Billions. Of. Dollars.
Once again, the Lege will throw money at state and local emergency managers to support "interoperability." Ten years from now, after another cataclysmic disaster, we'll be told again how "the first responders couldn't communicate."
The problem is not the money, or the increasing pervasiveness of a police state "safety" architecture in our society. The problem is a lack of accountability.
ever been to Perdenales Falls State Park? they have a big ole flood warning horn, u can hear it all the way to Terlingua
My plan....hire a Ship, set sail before the quarum call.......sail out past international waters
that was the prob with the last 2 renegades' groups....they went to OK......an hour's driver for a Texas Ranger and very extraditable
if ur serious about saving Texas Democracy....leave the country
if ur courage is flagging remember the Alamo
you wouldn't be wrong if ur skeptical that a D lege , after asking ur support and u giving it....won't take a summer vaca to Cancun
where is our Davy Crocket . Jim Bowie , Sam Houston Texas lege?
Channeling my inner County Chair...u know the county i am talking about...the county its own D Chair* calls the swingingest county in the country......
.u know it ..u love it...Tarrant!
a short mash note:
Dear Mr. Vesay,
On behalf of the 1/2 of Tarrant Dems that don't live in east FTW, can u please hold a shadow town hall in lieu of Goldman -R, CD-12, who represents West FTW and who has no plans to hold a town hall.
*i am sure Allison might do this if it was suggested by someone higher up the political food chain.
political innovation in Tarrant County can be found at the morgue DWTN....with a toe tag