February 22, 2021 ☼ texas ☼ power-failure ☼ abbott
Source: The Washington Post - Link
Critics have charged that Abbott and his administration failed to take the storm’s threat seriously or issue sufficient emergency warnings throughout — with meteorologists giving ample warning of a serious storm that could bring record cold, cause power demand to spike, and threaten electrical infrastructure more than a week in advance. Texas Republicans have been accused of neglecting winterization upgrades recommended to the electrical grid more than a decade ago.
Abbott will survive. He’s still popular. He’ll make it seem like he’s doing something substantive, but it will all be smoke.