Texas Floods... Epic Fails and Mutual Aid in the Hill Country w/ journalist Candice Bernd (G&R 404)

In our latest, we talk to Texas based journalist Candice Bernd (@candicebernd.bsky.social) about the devastating floods that hit the Hill Country on July 4th weekend. We discuss the effect of the floods on locals, failures of early warning systems, how DOGE's cuts to the federal government contributed to it, and how mutual aid has stepped in to support the community.

Bio//

Candice Bernd is a special investigative correspondent for the Observer covering the climate and ecological crises. She is a freelance journalist based in Austin whose work has also appeared in The Nation, The American Prospect, In These Times, Salon, Truthout, and Earth Island Journal. She’s received awards from the San Francisco Press Club, the Fort Worth chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, the Native American Journalists Association, and the Dallas Peace and Justice Center.

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Outro-- "Texas Flood" by Stevie Ray Vaughn

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*‘I Think We’re Gonna Stay’: Texans Hang On in Tragedy-Stricken Hill Country (https://bit.ly/40FkRho)

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