After the Texas floods, when is the right time to ask what went wrong?

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By Kate YoderAug 18, 2025, 4:45 am273 pts
The finger-pointing began as soon as the waters started to recede. Within hours of last month’s floods in Kerr County, Texas, which killed more than 130 people, pundits were already battling over who — or what — was responsible. Over the next few weeks, people blamed insufficient warning systems,…

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