Texas blackouts are not just blackouts. They’re a loss of water and critical infrastructure. It’s the loss of power to supermarkets and distribution chain throughout the state.

Most of Houston, which is the fourth largest city in the nation, is without running water thanks to the ongoing blackouts.https://t.co/weKJbI88wA

— lawhawk #maskingforafriend (@lawhawk) February 18, 2021

All because the utilities didn’t winterize because the “regulator” doesn’t require them to winterize.

Oh, and the regulators themselves don’t live in Texas so they don’t feel any of the effects of the outages personally and directly.

The heads of ERCOT’s board of directors don’t even live in Texas https://t.co/9BsHSx3E8j via @houstonchron

— lawhawk #maskingforafriend (@lawhawk) February 18, 2021