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Heavy rains pushed southern Texas toward catastrophic flooding, prompting Governor Abbott's disaster declaration. Dozens were rescued as waterlogged regions faced dangerous new moisture and flash flood warnings.
Heavy rainfall pushed southern Texas toward catastrophic flooding as water systems approached failure thresholds. Governor Abbott declared 59 counties disaster areas, and rescue teams pulled dozens of people from floodwaters. New moisture systems threatened to worsen conditions in already-saturated regions.
Texas infrastructure, built for normal weather, can't handle this. The disaster declaration opens federal funding, but it comes after the damage. Worst-case scenarios for flooding usually mean loss of life and property that can't be recovered.
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