The recent tornados in Texas exposed the fact that Texas building codes and code enforcement are sorely lacking. Of course this is not a surprise given Texas' far right government (or lack of thereof):
http://www.dallasnews.com/news/community-news/dallas/20151230-building-methods-faulted.ece
An engineer who inspected damage across North Texas after Saturday’s deadly tornadoes says he saw “rampant irresponsibleness” in the way many homes and buildings were constructed.
“We saw a tremendous number of improper attachment of the walls to the foundations, which just made walls fall either in or out,” said Timothy Marshall, a forensic engineer and meteorologist who volunteered as part of a damage survey team created by the Fort Worth office of the National Weather Service.
Without effective government life goes to shit pretty damn fast. Texas is a cautionary tale.
http://www.dallasnews.com/news/community-news/dallas/20151230-building-methods-faulted.ece
An engineer who inspected damage across North Texas after Saturday’s deadly tornadoes says he saw “rampant irresponsibleness” in the way many homes and buildings were constructed.
“We saw a tremendous number of improper attachment of the walls to the foundations, which just made walls fall either in or out,” said Timothy Marshall, a forensic engineer and meteorologist who volunteered as part of a damage survey team created by the Fort Worth office of the National Weather Service.
Without effective government life goes to shit pretty damn fast. Texas is a cautionary tale.
