thank you all for being here. we had a terrific meeting with local leaders, including the county judges, mayors, members of congress, members of the state legislature, texas house and senate. we have some intermission music here. candidly, i love to pause because i m feeling, oh, lord, why is this happening? but a great exchange learning about what they need and about what texas and the federal government can do to address their needs. but also focusing on their response. and i got to tell you, the way