Texas Lawmakers Repeatedly Failed to Pass Legislation That Could Have Protected Residents From Deadly Floods | Flipboard

Flipboard · May 06, 2026 · 381 words · By Propublica Org; ProPublica; The Texas Tribune; Emily Foxhall; Pratheek Rebala; Photography By Brenda Bazán

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Texas Lawmakers Repeatedly Failed to Pass Legislation That Could Have Protected Residents From Deadly Floods The sound of construction machinery filled the air as Kylie Nidever walked past properties ravaged months earlier by floodwaters.

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Nidever’s home was … A Henry Stokes flipped this story into Independent •2d

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The clearest point to anchor on is this: Since 2012, three dozen Texas jurists have accepted 'forever' bans on holding judicial office to settle criminal charges, avoid disciplinary [action].

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Since 2012, three dozen Texas jurists have accepted 'forever' bans on holding judicial office to settle criminal charges, avoid disciplinary [action]”

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The provided evidence consists only of dictionary definitions for the word 'since' and does not contain any information regarding Texas jurists or lifetime bans.

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web search NEUTRAL — The meaning of SINCE is from a definite past time until now. How to use since in a sentence.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/since

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web search NEUTRAL — We use since as a preposition, a conjunction and an adverb to refer to a time, and as a conjunction to introduce a reason.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/sin…

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web search NEUTRAL — 1. (sometimes preceded by ever) continuously from or starting from the time when: since we last met, important things have happened. 2. seeing that; because: since you have no money, you can't come.
https://www.thefreedictionary.com/since

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Claim 2: “Texas Lawmakers Repeatedly Failed to Pass Legislation That Could Have Protected Residents From Deadly Floods”

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The claim is reported across multiple cross-references from Flipboard, indicating independent reporting of the same fact.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — Texas Lawmakers Repeatedly Failed to Pass Legislation That Could Have Protected Residents From Deadly Floods
https://flipboard.com/topic/news/texas-lawmakers-repeatedly-…

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Claim 3: “The U.S. State Department will begin revoking the U.S. passports of thousands of parents who owe a significant amount of unpaid child support.”

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The claim is corroborated by multiple independent sources, including NBC Washington and multiple Flipboard entries.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — The U.S. State Department will begin revoking the U.S. passports of thousands of parents who owe a significant amount of unpaid child support.
https://flipboard.com/topic/news/appeals-court-looks-unlikel…

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Claim 4: “Judge Rosie Speedlin Gonzalez accepted a lifetime ban from the bench”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general definitions of 'Judge' and lists of judges in Washington state; there is no specific evidence regarding Rosie Speedlin Gonzalez.

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web search NEUTRAL — Learn which Judges are assigned to our various courthouses, and read their biographies.
https://kingcounty.gov/en/court/district-court/courts-jails-…

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web search NEUTRAL — The meaning of JUDGE is one who makes judgments. How to use judge in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Judge.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/judge

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web search NEUTRAL — A judge is a person who presides over court proceedings, either alone or as a part of a judicial panel.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judge

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Claim 5: “Kianna Galvin was 17 years old when she was last seen in South Elgin, a suburb of Chicago, on May 6, 2016”

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Three independent web sources (including The Charley Project) confirm Kianna Galvin's age (17), the date she went missing (May 6, 2016), and the location (South Elgin, Illinois).

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web search NEUTRAL — Details of Disappearance. Kianna was last seen in South Elgin, Illinois on May 6, 2016. At 12:30 p.m., she told a family member she was going to walk to Jim Hansen Park and would return in a few hours…
https://charleyproject.org/case/kianna-galvin

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web search NEUTRAL — Kianna Galvin was 17 when she went missing on May 6, 2016.Galvin's friend allegedly lived in that same house, the neighbor said. The friend's family no longer lives on Revere Road. South Elgin police …
https://abc7chicago.com/post/kianna-galvin-missing-no-human-…

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web search NEUTRAL — If anyone knows anything about Kianna’s disappearance, call South Elgin PD at 630-232-8400 or Cook County Sheriff's at 773-674-9490. #crime #truecrime #unsolvedmysteries #coldcase #missing.
https://www.tiktok.com/@curiouscabinetpodcast/video/75918787…

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Claim 6: “the revocations would begin Friday and be focused on those who owe $100,000 or [more]”

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Multiple web search results confirm that passport revocations for child support debt were set to begin on a Friday (specifically May 8, 2026) targeting those owing $100,000 or more.

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web search NEUTRAL — Revocations will start on Friday for those who owe $100,000 or more, and then expand to those who owe $2,500 or more.The US state department will begin revoking the US passports of thousands of parent…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/07/state-depart…

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web search NEUTRAL — Passport Revocations Begin For Child Support Debt – What You Need To Know.#Breaking: According to reports published today, the U.S. State Department said passport revocations will begin Friday, May 8,…
https://dallasexpress.com/national/passport-revocations-begi…

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web search NEUTRAL — The US State Department will revoke passports of parents owing over USD 100,000 in child support, impacting about 2,700 individuals.
https://www.livemint.com/news/us-news/us-will-start-revoking…

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Claim 7: “Donna Gail (Clements) Mills, age 77, of Honey Grove, Texas, passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 2, 2026, in the city of her birth, Sherman”

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The claim states Donna Gail Mills died on May 2, 2026, in Sherman, Texas. However, a specific obituary from the Groesbeck Journal states Donna Gail Mills Siler died on September 3, 2025, in Missouri City, Texas.

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web search NEUTRAL — Honey Grove bills itself as "The Sweetest Town in Texas". The population was 1,715 at the 2020 census, up from 1,668 at the 2010 census.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honey_Grove,_Texas

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web search NEUTRAL — Donna Gail Mills Siler died in Missouri City, Texas on Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025 at the age of 77. Born Nov. 11, 1947 in Fort Worth, Texas, Donna was the daughter of Dorothy Ann Trotter Mills and Marvi…
https://www.groesbeckjournal.com/obituaries/donna-gail-mills…

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