if they wernt they wouldn't have energy sector completely controlled by an oligarchy, texas most resemble russia out of all the states.

Because Texans aren't very bright?

To summarize: Texas allows itself to be governed via right wing ideology and right wing ideology makes for piss poor disaster preparedness.

Expecting your government to do anything at all to protect people from disasters is literally the opposite of right wing ideology. Disaster preparedness—in the form of warning systems and building regulations—are implementations socialism (and environmentalism).

If you're a conservative (or libertarian), little girls dying in floods every few years is your ideal scenario. That's literally what you believe in! That it's not the government's job to prevent such things.

And let's be honest: If you're conservative you probably don't believe in global warming either so this is just an "act of God" that no one could've predicted (except science did predict this). Clearly, God is punishing those little girls (or their parents) for... Living in Texas?

I mean they don't believe at all in federal government unless you're talking about ice raids or police. Then they also don't really believe in state government unless you're talking about bending over and spreading wide for industrial waste generating junk corporations. Then much of the state is unincorporated praire so you're not getting a local government that takes great care of the tumbleweeds. It's basically anarcho capitalism in Texas which is exactly why it sucks so much.

Everything’s bigger in Texas.

They're stupid and corrupt.

Texas can spend all the money in the world on disaster preparedness, but it won't matter if Camp Staff has their cell phones and weather radios switched off.

The problem is that to plan for large scale disasters require large scale coordination across multiple counties/towns but Texas has a culture that doesn't like giving any single organization the jurisdiction and power to make those plans. Local governments are hamstrung by over zealous libertarians and state government has the power hungry predators who find innovative new ways to be corrupt.

Texas will always be a victim because the people think it's the way things should be.

It's God's job to make the plan, not yours buddy.....

They're not allergic, they're just stupid.

Texas is like one of those exes who never seemed to think that much in general, and also just loved stupid drama constantly.

“Because the rich make the decisions and aren’t really affected by all the disasters.”

The Texas (and American) Way™️

It doesn't matter if it doesn't work, as long as it's "conservative". Putting ideology ahead of people's lives is how they operate.

Because Texans are fucking stupid?

We can’t all get warnings like Ted Cruz

something something rugged individualism

because it's a State full of religious rubes, led by psychotic greedy bunch

“I can tell you in hindsight, watching what it takes to deal with a disaster like this, my vote would probably be different now.”

How many short tons of cure do we need to spend for Texas to invest in a mere ounce of protection?

Well there's your problem, them cowboy boots ain't got no bootstraps to pull up.

"not our problem, only losers speak of accountability"

They want to die. Why stop them? Just get out in time.

I wonder how long insurance will cover such stupidity. In their books, Texas is probably a big cost factor already.