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Ted Cruz: “The National Weather Service put out an emergency warning…”

Featuring: Ted Cruz, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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Senator Ted Cruz: Texas floods have 'broken the heart of our state'

Published | Video Starts at 08:49

And I do think Texas as a whole has learned over time how to deal more effectively with hurricanes. And so you look here, we know The National Weather Service put out an emergency warning just after 1am and a second emergency warning just after 4am. now, obviously, most people at 1am and 4am are asleep. And so I think we will have a reasonable conversation about a. Are there any ways to have earlier detection? (08:49–08:58)

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Asserts that the National Weather Service issued two emergency warnings during the night.

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