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Austin American-Statesman Letters to the editor: Sept. 27, 2021 statesman.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from statesman.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
prevented suffering Your ongoing investigative pieces on the causes and after-effects of Snowmageddon show it s a complex issue that deserves continued attention, and should be required reading for public officials. Deaths, millions without water, billions in property damage, in addition to the cold and dark and misery that most Texans endured, need multiple stories to cover well. The latest piece which quotes the scientist who warns that a changing climate makes these events more common is something Texas better take to heart. My biggest lingering question has to do with road clearing. Even with the deep freeze and the power failures, a lot of suffering could have been avoided if the roads had been cleared and we could have helped each other. Where was the Texas Department of Transportation when the highways were covered? Where was the city when neighborhood streets were too dangerous to drive on? When this happens again, having drivable roads is ....