Texas Flood Challenges Highlight Urgent Need for Updated Codes and Preparedness
TL;DR
Texas lawmakers are convening a special session primarily to address flood relief efforts following deadly floods, but the session also includes a controversial bill requiring transgender individuals to use bathrooms matching their birth sex, amidst a broader context of anti-LGBTQ legislation in the state.
- Transgender bathroom bill added to Texas flood-relief special session NBC News
- Texas flood disaster shows elevation is salvation and new codes are needed CNN
- Evacuations and Lost Cabins: A Century of Floods at Camp Mystic The New York Times
- Many Texas communities are dangerously unprepared for floods − lack of funding plays a big role The Conversation
- More Than 38,000 Residential Structures Were Within the Texas Flood Zone Known as 'Flash Flood Alley' Realtor.com
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