The Texas State Capitol is flooding.

[Nevilledog]

Link to tweet

[mcar]

1. That is some serious karma. nt

[TheBlackAdder]

37. Not the blood of those they've killed or given chronic lifetime conditions, but that might be next.

[wyn borkins]

2. YeeHaw

That's some extensive damage happening, right there!

And it's going to be very expensive to repair.

[Me.]

3. Is This A Metaphor?

[jpak]

4. I'd be worried about electrocution

Yikes

[SheltieLover]

5. I thought you meant with BS

But then that wouldn't be newsworthy as it is an everyday occurrence.

[SYFROYH]

6. It looks like the water is coming in from the roof.

[TexasTowelie]

24. That looks like it is in the underground extension to the Capitol that was completed in 1993.

The Capitol building is on a hill so it would be almost impossible to flood.

[Blue Owl]

7. Has Ted Cruz fled to Cancun yet?

[MLAA]

21. Good one

[lindysalsagal]

8. They want to secede until they need nurses and fema money for floods.....

THEN, of course, they take it all back. They're US, after all.

[PortTack]

30. Nailed that one!!

[HAB911]

9. thoughts and prayers

[Roland99]

10. From what source is the water?

[TexasTowelie]

25. It's raining and leaking through the roof to the underground extension. nt

[Retrograde]

11. Isn't the capitol on a hill?

I was there about 10-15 years ago, and I remember it being on a small rise. Where is the water coming from? And what else in the area is flooded?

[wnylib]

15. Infrastructure problem maybe? Building in need

of repairs. Nothing to do about it, I guess, since infrastrucure spending would increase the deficit too much.

Or, maybe God is unhappy with the Texas legislature and decided to remind them of Noah?

[wnylib]

16. Infrastructure problem maybe? Building in need

of repairs. Nothing to do about it, I guess, since infrastrucure spending would increase the deficit too much.

Or, maybe God is unhappy with the Texas legislature and decided to remind them of Noah?

[monkeyman1]

19. hope Abbott has pontoon's !

[wnylib]

20. I'd prefer to see him need an emergency shelter

with the covid patients that his policy has created, maskless, of course.

[monkeyman1]

23. that's a great idea !

[wnylib]

27. From your lips to karma's ears.

[TexasTowelie]

32. I used to work in the Capitol complex.

The building is on a hill. The water damage is in the underground extension that was completed nearly 30 years ago (I was there during the big dig). The water is from very heavy rains today in Austin.

[BumRushDaShow]

12. They apparently got 4" of rain in an hour there and a drain "backed up"

Flooding at Texas Capitol, on UT campus as inches of rain pour down in Austin

by: Chelsea Moreno, Andrew Schnitker
Posted: Aug 15, 2021 / 03:49 PM CDT / Updated: Aug 15, 2021 / 06:21 PM CDT


CENTRAL TEXAS (KXAN) — A wave of storms poured several inches of rain on the Austin area Sunday, creating flooding and dangerous driving conditions. A Flash Flood Warning in effect for Central Travis County until 5:15 p.m. Sunday after more than four inches of rain fell in an hour. KXAN meteorologists say to expect briefly heavy rainfall, gusty winds and occasional lightning with the heaviest downpours.

Texas Capitol

Inches of rain that fell quickly in the Austin metro area Sunday prompted leaks and even flooding inside areas of the Texas Capitol. Video Tweeted by Sloan Byerly from inside the Capitol extension showed water leaking down from the ceiling. Another video showed inches of water on the floor down back hall, Byerly said.

At last check, the State Preservation Board was working with the governor’s office and other agencies to address the issues at the capitol prompted by the storm. “It’s all hands on deck,” Gov. Greg Abbott said in his tweet. A statement from the board said a storm water drain clogged, backing up water in the Capitol extension.

Though the damage hasn’t been fully assessed, the statement said, the flooding seemed to be contained to the E2.200 and E2.300 hallways. KXAN saw crews working to cleanup the water and dry out the areas affected. The board’s statement went on to say personnel will work throughout the evening to minimize disruptions to legislative business happening Monday.


https://www.kxan.com/news/local/video-flooding-leaks-at-the-texas-capitol-as-rain-pours-down-in-austin/

There was water pouring from those glass skylights so am not sure what they are talking about regarding a "clogged water drain" and if that had any bearing on the water coming from above.

And you-know-who popped up on twitter to attempt to deal with the problem -

Link to tweet

TEXT

Greg Abbott
@GregAbbott_TX
The State Preservation Board is working with the Governor’s office as well as all applicable agencies to address flooding at the Capitol stemming from the current storm in Austin.

It’s all hands on deck.
3:44 PM · Aug 15, 2021

(oh and today is supposedly his 40th wedding anniversary)

[cayugafalls]

14. The drain is on the roof in several spots and leads to the downspouts that carry water off the roof.

The roof has large flat areas that require drains every so often to keep the roof from flooding.

This seems like more than one of the roof drains failed as that was a large amount of water.

Our firm worked on the capital building years ago during the renovation period.

[Alice Kramden]

17. Appreciate your explanation

I like to hear first-hand knowledge like this

[monkeyman1]

22. Texas capital bullshit plugged the drain's ! karma is such a bitch !

Captain Abbott going down with the sinking Abbott administration ! wonder if Abbott has swim trunk's ? crap , might need scuba gear !

[BumRushDaShow]

33. Thanks for that clarification

Before I retired, I worked in what was a WPA-built federal building and when ARRA came along, the exterior renovations including replacement of all the windows, but even more, a green roof was installed that served that dual purpose - absorb water and reduce radiation of the heat.

My concern with that capital building is the water coming out along each side of the row of skylights, knowing skylights are probably more vulnerable than other roof features and need some good sealant. Anyone with a sun or moon roof on a car that has a bad seal, can attest to that (which is why I refused to buy any cars that had one ).

[NBachers]

13. I know who threw women and children out of the lifeboats so he could get in the first one.

[FakeNoose]

18. Aw heck, it's only a couple inches of water

Their power is still on, isn't that great? They can run one of those sump pumps and get all the water out in a couple days.

[Karadeniz]

26. Why isn't Abbott there with his violin to charm the water away?

[malaise]

28. Just wait for Grace later this week

Lookslike she's heading for Texas

[Liberal In Texas]

31. Austin is a bit too far inland for it to do anything.

May hit Houston and then the storms usually veer off to the north and then east.

[Roisin Ni Fiachra]

34. Another example of Republicans being too stupid to maintain

infrastructure.

[area51]

35. +1 n/t

[FSogol]

36. God's punishment on vote suppressors!