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US officials warn of “disasters within the disaster” of historic cold weather that have left millions in Texas without heat, power and water for days now.

Mayor Tim Boyd of Colorado City wrote on Facebook that people should not expect local government help if they lose power or water.

The Lone Star State was hit with unprecedented winter weather this week, with over 2.7 million people left without power and millions more with no water amid a...

Tim Boyd, the mayor of Colorado City, stepped down after he posted on Facebook that it's not the local government’s responsibility to support citizens during trying times like this.

The massive winter storm that hit Texas and left millions without any power or heating is bringing the topic of how electricity is being regulated in the state to the forefront of the discussion. In short, the energy infrastructure in Texas isn’t made for cold snaps like the one that shook the southern US. And some people believe that capitalism exacerbated the problem, making the situation far, far worse because companies are competing for customers instead of investing in maintaining the in...

Views: As the rest of us watch in horror as the good citizens of Texas freeze and go bankrupt because the Texas-centric power grid cannot handle the wrenching cold weather brought on by climate change, Texas Republicans are proving they should be nowhere near elected office. “Texans would be without electricity for longer than three days to keep the federal government out of their business,” former Governor Rick Perry said to Kevin McCarthy. “Try not to let whatever the crisis of the ...

Many liberals were already demanding the resignation of US Sen. Ted Cruz after his support for former US President Donald Trump’s failed effort to overturn the November...

A Texas mayor resigned after telling residents struggling to fend for themselves in a record-breaking storm that left most of the state without power on Tuesday.

Texas is frozen and in crisis. A furniture store owner has emerged as a hero - again. Cathy Free, The Washington Post Feb. 18, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail People wait in line for food at a Gallery Furniture store in Houston.Photo for The Washington Post by Mark Felix Houston furniture store owner Jim "Mattress Mack" McIngvale is known for his showmanship, even airing television commercials where hes actually wearing a mattress to draw attention to his stores. But McIngvale is becoming more famou...

Another disaster, another failure to respond.