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Several massive footprints etched in limestone were discovered in the Austin area during cleanup after the July 5 flood. Some of the dinosaur tracks were hidden by brush; others had been covered in sediment that was scoured away by floodwaters.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/texas/2025/08/08/528304/acrocantho-what-this-dinosaurs-footprint-was-found-in-the-austin-area-after-the-july-floods/

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A GOP state lawmaker who represents Kerr County says he likely would vote differently now on House Bill 13, which would have established a grant program for counties to build new emergency communication infrastructure.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/07/07/525802/texas-lawmakers-failed-to-pass-a-bill-to-improve-local-disaster-warning-systems-this-year/

#Infrastructure #News #Politics #PublicSafety #Texas #Weather #CentralTexasFloods #DisasterResponse #GuadalupeRiverFlood #HouseBill13 #TexasLegislature #WarningSystem