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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Tue Jun 8, 2021, 09:01 PM Jun 2021

Texas governor says power grid fixed; experts cite problems

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Despite experts who say Texas' power grid remains vulnerable, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott declared Tuesday that new reforms “fix all of the flaws” that caused February's deadly winter blackout that left more than 4 million people without power in subfreezing weather.

He was joined by Republicans who defended it as a good deal for consumers, even though they gave no direct financial relief to families who were stuck with high energy bills or lost income as the lights and heat stayed off for days.

Signing into law two sweeping overhauls in response to one of the largest power outages in U.S. history, Abbott asserted that he and the GOP-controlled Texas Legislature had delivered following one of the worst crises in his six years as governor. But even members of his own party say there is work still to be done.

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“The legislature passed comprehensive reforms to fix all of the flaws that led to the power failure,” Abbott said. He went on to add, “Bottom line is that everything that needed to be done was done to fix the power grid in Texas.”

https://www.yahoo.com/news/texas-governor-says-power-grid-224742144.html

He got Don and Eric whiz kid electrishuns to fix it.

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Texas governor says power grid fixed; experts cite problems (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2021 OP
Yep. All done. All good. Nothing to see here. underpants Jun 2021 #1
Bookmarked. multigraincracker Jun 2021 #2
Want to bet Greg? I do. Matter of fact, all-in. Call or fold? czarjak Jun 2021 #3
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