"Texas Republicans have bragged about the state’s low taxes, low regulations and pro-business environment since 1999, when they took control of every elected statewide office. They promised a deregulated electricity grid would produce inexpensive and reliable power, and it did for a while.
However, decades of underinvestment and a refusal to prepare for a harsher climate have left Texans vulnerable."
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