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Antifar posted...

There was a big winter storm in 2011; El Paso took action in response, the rest of the state did not
https://www.texasmonthly.com/news/el-paso-electric-winter-storm-2021/?
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/zahrahirji/texas-power-outage-causes-2011

Now, your broader point that blue states are also unprepared for the damages of climate change is true, but specifically in Texas there is a better alternative that can be pointed to.

That's a fair point, based on the info about El Paso. Though TBF I don't know if it's 100% a good comparison, since besides them prepping their power plants, it does state that they were able to fall back on a power grid outside of Texas. But it def is some interesting insight. I still doubt that any political makeup over the last ten years would've made much difference, since situations like that 2011 cold snap are really rare, and culturally, people don't think it's going to happen with enough frequency to need to make the needed changes, whether they're left-leaning or right-leaning, the same way that most NYers don't actively think about needing to modify their infrastructure in prep for a major earthquake. (Though hopefully given this tragedy, it does sway the general public into changing their minds)

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