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Over the years, Texas legislators have declined to pass at least three bills that would create siren or alert systems, a tool that Kerr County ... (newsie.social)
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Over the years, Texas legislators have declined to pass at least three bills that would create siren or alert systems, a tool that Kerr County officials tried to secure for years before the July 4 flooding.

https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-flooding-inaction-state-legislature?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

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@ProPublica@newsie.social I support public loudspeakers in crowded public places (not quiet residential streets) for official government announcements, emergencies and missing kids, but my worry is that they will be used for propaganda and commercials, which is why I am skeptical of the idea.

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