Brandon Gill: “the Texas Hill Country is well-known as one of the most beautiful regions in the State and it just witnessed one of the…”

“the Texas Hill Country is well-known as one of the most beautiful regions in the State and it just witnessed one of the most horrific disasters in our State's history. I saw it last week myself when we went down to Kerrville, and you could see homes gone and roads shattered and families broken. I met first responders who pulled neighbors from waters that just destroyed lives. I heard the stories like that of Jeff Ramsey and his wife, Tanya, two constituents from Texas-26. They were Texans, and they were parents trapped in their camper at Hill Country Campground as the flood swallowed everything around them. In those final moments, Jeff picked up his phone and he said good-bye to his kids. ``Hey, buddy, I love you so much. I think this is it for us. Tell Rache-y I love her.'' Mr. Speaker, what do you say to that? What do you say to a son who lost his father or to a daughter who only has her father's final words? What we are going to say is that we will never forget them. That we will honor every life lost, including Jeff, Tanya, and every other life taken by those unforgiving waters. We will honor and remember the young girls and staff at Camp Mystic and the vacationing families enjoying their Independence Day weekend. This flood stole lives and stories and futures and Texans. Today, we mourn them and we honor them and we will remember them.”