Texas Future

The failure to address transportation and water needs threatens the future of Texas.

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Have Texas leaders kept their promises of transportation funding? #ConservativeInvestment #txlege #infrastructure

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"The Texas Senate unanimously approved a bipartisan package of bills that would pull $1.8 billion from the state's rainy day fund to aid in Hurricane Harvey recovery and plan for and protect against future storms." #txlege #floodmitigation https://t.co/qT5Cx2KEdx

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"The Texas Senate has pushed hardest for rainy day money to pay for Harvey recovery." #txlege #HurricaneHarvey #floodmitigation https://t.co/JwIhwk2r0w

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"More than 475,000 people in Harris County live in multifamily units at risk of flooding" #floods #txlege https://t.co/l8iBpekM3J

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"Sen. Brandon Creighton, said hurricane disaster recovery and flood mitigation “are exactly what the Rainy Day Fund was designed for”" #txlege #floodmitigation https://t.co/LSTDNMswHc

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"Texas must prioritize flood planning and mitigation." #txlege #floodmitigation https://t.co/X9kNVDms9Y

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More than three-quarters of Americans - 77% - support a requirement that federally funded infrastructure in flood-prone areas be constructed to better withstand the impacts of flooding, according to a poll @pewresearch. #floodmitigation #txlege #texasflood https://t.co/ent6QwTurB

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“Moving forward, without further actions to improve disaster preparedness and mitigate flooding, the area will continue to experience flooding impacting its businesses and residents." #txlege #floodmitigation #HurricaneHarvey https://t.co/365Gf7DYGv

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"Nineteen months after Hurricane Harvey devastated Texas, the State Legislature took a major step on Wednesday toward paying some of the bills related to the storm." #rainydayfund #txlege #HurricaneHarvey https://t.co/XsawUpzrNW

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"Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on Wednesday endorsed spending $3 billion from the state rainy day fund to pay for Hurricane Harvey related measures." #HurricaneHarvey #txlege #rainydayfund https://t.co/eiB1Kk45De

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"The county is also planning flood mitigation projects for the White Oak Bayou and Cypress Creek watersheds," #HurricaneHarvey #txlege #floods https://t.co/LvqQKRqJry

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"HUD is committed to working alongside Texans to rebuild their homes, restore their businesses and repair their critical infrastructure." #infrastructure #txlege #floodmitigation https://t.co/Db007zNkuN

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"While the full extent of damage caused in the past two months by hurricanes Florence and Michael is still being calculated, initial estimates suggest Florence is one of the 10 costliest hurricanes on record." #txlege #hurricane #floodreadyinfrastructure https://t.co/ZMN5OT7DFG

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"Houston is the 77th most congested in the world, and the 13th most congested city in the U.S." #texashighways #traffic #txlege https://t.co/rmoJpgc8gj

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History proves that flood preparation is key. Opposition stalled the Galveston seawall in the 1890s & in 1900, the Galveston Hurricane became the deadliest natural disaster in U.S. history. We can't wait for another major hurricane to fund flood infrastructure projects. #txlege

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"A year and a half after Harvey, the coastal Texas communities that bore the brunt of the storm are anxiously awaiting the receipt of billions of recovery dollars they’ve been promised by the federal government." #HurricaneHarvey #floodmitigation #txlege https://t.co/gSvzo1u2LC

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DID YOU KNOW? @AggiesByTheSea proposes a “coastal spine” at the entrance to Galveston Bay as a way to protect the region against major flooding. Funding for innovative projects like this is one way to heed @GovAbbott call to “future-proof” the Texas coast. #txlege #texasflooding

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DID YOU KNOW? “Stakeholders identified financial assistance for implementation of structural and non-structural flood mitigation projects as the number one area for the state to invest resources.” – State Flood Assessment pg. 31 https://t.co/3z6qUyCaG2

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Institute for Science, Technology & Public Policy (ISTPP) at the @BushSchool are partnering with other @TAMU researchers to identify how planning, policies, & infrastructure affect the capacity of urban communities to recover from flooding. #floods #txlege https://t.co/0DG27BYqje

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Flooding doesn’t only happen along the coastline. Every community needs the infrastructure and funding to be prepared for a rainy day. #txlege #rainydayfund #texasflooding https://t.co/K8DDyIYqld

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Fort Bend County outside of Houston is one of the top 10 fastest growing counties in America. Investing in infrastructure is the conservative thing to do. #infrastructure #texastraffic #roads