07/07/25 The Texas Floods

In the aftermath of the devastating flash floods in Texas, we walk through the timeline of what happened — and what didn’t. Despite early alerts from the National Weather Service, breakdowns in communication, delayed evacuations, and underfunded local warning systems may have cost lives. We look at what lawmakers did not do this year to strengthen disaster preparedness, how federal budget cuts may have impacted critical forecasting, and what officials are now saying in response. This is a story of loss, accountability, and the urgent need to fix a system before the next storm hits.