Austin Flood Watch Exposes Corporate-Government Failure on Climate Crisis

# **Austin Braces for Government-Underestimated Flood Threat as NWS Issues Watch**

While the National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a *flood watch* for the Austin metro area (7 p.m. Wednesday to 7 p.m. Thursday), the real question is: **Why are officials downplaying the risks while corporations continue unchecked urban sprawl that worsens flooding?** 

## **Corporate Greed Meets Climate Negligence**

- **Flood-prone areas** (Bastrop, Burnet, Fayette, Lee, Travis, Williamson counties) face **2-4 inches of rain**, with **isolated 6-inch deluges**—yet developers keep paving over natural flood barriers.
- The NWS warns of **flash flooding** in creeks and rivers, but **zoning laws remain lax**, allowing construction in high-risk zones.
- **'Turn around, don’t drown'** is the official line, but where’s the investment in **flood-resistant infrastructure**? Profits over people, as usual.

## **A System That Fails the Vulnerable**

- **Low-income neighborhoods**, often built in floodplains due to **corporate-backed policies**, will suffer most—while luxury high-rises stay dry.
- **Stormwater management?** A joke. City planners **bow to developers**, leaving Austinites to pay the price.
- **Post-Friday relief?** Temporary. The **climate crisis is accelerating**, yet Texas leaders **deny science** and **cut disaster funding**.

## **What They’re Not Telling You**

- **Insurance companies** will **deny claims**, leaving families stranded.
- **Corporate media** will **parrot official statements** instead of demanding accountability.
- **Real solutions**—like **green infrastructure** and **floodplain buyouts**—are ignored in favor of **empty promises**.

Stay vigilant. **The storm is coming—and so is the reckoning.**