Texas was warned to weatherize power plants.
Why didn’t they?
During the biggest crisis in Texas in decades:
— Steve Vladeck (@steve_vladeck) February 18, 2021
Governor Abbott: Went on Fox to (wrongly) blame green energy.
Lt. Gov. Patrick & AG Paxton: Unusually quiet compared to the press releases that usually accompany their culture wars.
Senator Cruz: Ran away to Cancun.#Leadership.
No power for 2 days.
— Alex Stuckey \U0001f418 (@alexdstuckey) February 17, 2021
No water since yesterday.
Smelled gas inside and outside the house so called 9-1-1 \u2014 they never came.
Sat outside for three hours with three dogs until we finally reached center point emergency line.
Technicians come out \u2014 major gas leak