State Preparedness

From floods, droughts, the next pandemic and the next grid failure, we all know there are challenges ahead. As a former reporter, there is a phrase I heard over and over every time I covered a disaster. People would tell me that their lives would go on because “Texans are resilient.” And we are. But, resiliency has its limits.

We’re better served being prepared.

Every disaster that we don’t plan for costs lives and potentially billions of dollars. It’s time for Texas to be prepared. We need leadership brave enough to plan ahead. That’s why I say, Texas Needs Joy. It is true that up until now, politicians didn’t want to plan ahead. They believed planning wouldn’t win them an election because it’s hard to show progress in 2-year intervals. But planning saves money and lives. And those are two of the fundamental goals of mine, to save money, and to save lives.