Texas dropped the ball — locally and statewide— and already has in other disasters. They have a lot of blind spots infrastructurally and disaster preparedness wise, as many states do. But TX in particular expends all their energy on things like corporate oil and energy deals, and not on the day to day well being of communities. Sorry it’s just the facts.
Regardless of what you think of him, DeSantis has managed Florida’s precarious hurricane vulnerabilities beautifully and ends up sending HIS resources to other states when THEY’RE in need.
I always try to maintain that there may be regret but no shame in trying your very best and coming up shorter than you had wanted to. Shame comes when we do not learn from our mistakes or shortcomings and move ahead to improve next time. All the more tragic and irreplaceable when a death of a precious child is involved. We weep with them for their losses and encourage improvements where they may help.