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Wow Texas power grid is really fucked up and I do blame the Republicans
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No they dont. Majority are idiots and will continue to vote republican....
Small majority.
Not so small because Texas is a republican state!!
Calm down negro. Just like Georgia was, Texas is purple af.
Texas is a purple state they just stopping people from voting in certain areas
Texas is a Non-voting state. That's why it's perceived to be red. One of the worst turnout rates in the country.
Exactly because if the Hispanics in that state will organize like the black people in Georgia did that whole state would be blue.
Texas is a red state, not purple; it is not split down the middle!!! Now it can change but it hasnt yet. And the repubs run that state!!
For the last time the demographics of that state is scaring the hell out of Republicans because every presidential election cycle Republicans are losing ground like I said earlier they are Preventing some people from voting
I dont give a flying fuck about demographics. It doesn't matter if they dont vote period. As of right now Texas is a red state. Ted Cruz and all those idiots republicans run that state. If it changes then so be it but right now its red.
Again we going to have to agree to disagree on this subject
Bro there is no agree to disagree. Texas 2020 election results. Both GOP senators won and republicans won the house races 20-15. And the governor is republican. Its a red state!!! Could or will it change maybe. But aint nothing purple about texas right now except the no trespassing signs....
Again we are going to have to agree to disagree on this subject because of Texas is doing to some of the voters and how you vote in that state I live in Georgia we’ve been through this we are going through it now so I’m not going to change your mind and you not going to change my mind it is what it is
You talking about demographics and voter suppression; im not. The main reason why those things are occurring is because its a red state!! If it wasn't they couldn't use voter suppression tactics. Again demographics dont change the people in power unless those demographics vote. The main reason why GA is changing is because blacks are voting! Texas right now is red and until the people stand up to vote it will continue to be red...
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If dams,levees, wastewater, highways & roads are rated D's, there's no way that drinking water, solid waste & flood risk mitigation are not D's also, since they all overlap.
The B for solid waste is for in my opinion, is that they have the capacity to handle it for years
Texans generated approximately 40.2 million tons of solid waste in 2015. Per capita, each Texan generated 8 pounds of solid waste per day, significantly higher than the national rate of 4.5 pounds. That same year, the recycling rate in Texas was 23%, marginally below the national rate of 26%.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) delegates the authority to permit and regulate all solid waste facilities in the state to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). Solid waste management in Texas is provided by a combination of public and private entities. Texas has a reasonable amount of waste disposal capacity in reserve, with a statewide average of 51 years of capacity in reserve. However, continued population growth will result in an uneven distribution of Texas’ reserve waste disposal capacity. While there are parts of the state that have robust recycling collection programs and access to infrastructure to divert material from disposal, there is a significant portion in both urban and rural areas without access to these programs. The application of new solid waste management technology and techniques is very limited in Texas and largely applies to only waste disposal operations, not recycling.
Unlike other infrastructure, solid waste does not receive funding from the Federal government. Texas collects tipping fees from each ton of waste disposed of. A portion of these funds is retained in reserves. With a reserve balance of $112 million, as of January 2020, Texas could fund more innovative and resilient solid waste management practices for public and private industries, stretching existing landfill capacity by increasing reserve spending.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) delegates the authority to permit and regulate all solid waste facilities in the state to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). Solid waste management in Texas is provided by a combination of public and private entities. Texas has a reasonable amount of waste disposal capacity in reserve, with a statewide average of 51 years of capacity in reserve. However, continued population growth will result in an uneven distribution of Texas’ reserve waste disposal capacity. While there are parts of the state that have robust recycling collection programs and access to infrastructure to divert material from disposal, there is a significant portion in both urban and rural areas without access to these programs. The application of new solid waste management technology and techniques is very limited in Texas and largely applies to only waste disposal operations, not recycling.
Unlike other infrastructure, solid waste does not receive funding from the Federal government. Texas collects tipping fees from each ton of waste disposed of. A portion of these funds is retained in reserves. With a reserve balance of $112 million, as of January 2020, Texas could fund more innovative and resilient solid waste management practices for public and private industries, stretching existing landfill capacity by increasing reserve spending.
Flood risk is what it is because there's a plan in place to fix it.
Roughly 1 in 10 Texans are exposed to moderate or high annual riverine flood risks, which will increase as our population exponentially grows. Eliminating the riverine or coastal flood risks from extreme storm events is impossible, but local communities and state leaders are taking initiatives to reduce flood risks through better planning, improved asset management, and new bonding measures for funding flood risk mitigation infrastructure. Greatly influenced by the Governor’s Commission to Rebuild Texas November 2018 report1, in 2019 the Texas Legislature passed significant legislation initiating the State Flood Plan and increasing funding by over $1.8 billion for new, statewide flood risk mitigation. The State identified three key pillars of comprehensive flood risk management: 1) mapping, 2) planning, and 3) mitigation. However, as documented in the TWDB 2019 Texas State Flood Assessment Report to the 86th Texas Legislature, the magnitude of Texas’ need is significant, exceeding $31.5 billion over the next decade.
I agree drinking water should be a D
Texas’ drinking water sector has improved in the conservation, planning, management, and increases in State funding and financing support.
Texas’ commitment to fund safe, adequate, and reliable drinking water is critically important for continuing growth and prosperity. Texas’ population is projected to grow by more than 1,000 people per day— from 29.7 million in 2020 to approximately 51.5 million by 2070. Meeting these increasing water demands is imperative to the state’s economy.
The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) developed the first State Water Plan (SWP) in 1961 for Texas legislators. Updated every 5 years since 1992 and incorporating 16 regional water plans since 2002, the SWP guides state water policy. Current and anticipated shortages are addressed in areas with limited surface water supplies or areas concerned about groundwater resource conditions. Water conservation currently adds 1.07 million acre-feet per year of supply and is projected to increase by 140% by 2070. The total capital cost of water supply strategies identified in the 2017 water plan is $63 billion with an expected $26.8 billion funding gap to be filled by water utility revenues.
Texas’ commitment to fund safe, adequate, and reliable drinking water is critically important for continuing growth and prosperity. Texas’ population is projected to grow by more than 1,000 people per day— from 29.7 million in 2020 to approximately 51.5 million by 2070. Meeting these increasing water demands is imperative to the state’s economy.
The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) developed the first State Water Plan (SWP) in 1961 for Texas legislators. Updated every 5 years since 1992 and incorporating 16 regional water plans since 2002, the SWP guides state water policy. Current and anticipated shortages are addressed in areas with limited surface water supplies or areas concerned about groundwater resource conditions. Water conservation currently adds 1.07 million acre-feet per year of supply and is projected to increase by 140% by 2070. The total capital cost of water supply strategies identified in the 2017 water plan is $63 billion with an expected $26.8 billion funding gap to be filled by water utility revenues.
I used the link to look up WI. We are quite similar to how TX is graded.
Can't even understand this one but...
ERCOT calls for energy conservation on mid-April day in low 80s in North Texas
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ERCOT calls for energy conservation on mid-April day in low 80s in North Texas
ERCOT calls for energy conservation on April day in 70s, low 80s across North Texas
As North Texans enjoyed an afternoon of temperatures in the 70s and low 80s, the operator of the state's power grid called for energy conservation.
The Texas Government didn’t do this out of the kindness of their heart.....They are reading the tea leaves that a lot of people are very pissed with this situation still.
Unless you bought a battery operated unit, which no one probably had, what would be the point where there was no power.
So many people suggest so much, after the fact, when they have never lived thru or endured half of this.
Like when my house flooded with 2 ft of water, my friends asking me why didn't I stuff towels by my front and back doors...
Straight comedy.
Then during this power outage, 2m people in Houston and my friends in NY asking me why I can't go to Home Depot and get a generator.
Good luck
Anyone who doesn't have sense to open the garage while a car is running, just don't have no common sense, period.
Most Texans much less don't even own a winter coat, so know nothing about being cold.
There is a lot of white people still pissed off about this in Texas so let’s see what happens during election time
I have zero faith in crackers doing the right thing.
They are going to pay the ultimate price if they don’t change things by the way hurricane season is coming
I agree but we are dealing with creatures that would gain satisfaction killing themselves if it meant killing us too.
Yup because Texas is technically a Minority-majority state right now if you look at the hard numbers.
i cant stand that mufucka.
i was just on the phone with Atmos last week because of my gas bill....(which is normally around $26/mo.
the shit was $226 for the month of April. and their excuse is that the meter was probably read wrong.
the only thing that runs on gas in my house is the fireplace, (which i havent had to use since February), and the hot water heater.
Then the bitch on the phone had the audacity to say....."oh we just pro-rated the bill in advance for what we thought you might use"
im like,....do u understand how dumb u fuckin sound? how the hell u gonna charge me for gas usage that u "think" i will use for the month of April?
these companies just robbing people at every angle.
A few years back Atmos tried fuck with my whole street shutting off our gas in the middle of a freeze. We got the news to put them on blast and they had trucks around midnight fixing the problem they created.
Just wait a few years when those electric trucks start selling, Texas will stay in brown out conditions as everybody is trying to charge up on that fragile grid. They need to connect with their neighboring states' grids to ease the load.Can't even understand this one but...
ERCOT calls for energy conservation on mid-April day in low 80s in North Texas
ERCOT calls for energy conservation on April day in 70s, low 80s across North Texas
As North Texans enjoyed an afternoon of temperatures in the 70s and low 80s, the operator of the state's power grid called for energy conservation.
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