Texas Freeze Reveals Frozen Policies

It’s not supposed to get this cold in Texas, but it did. Now what?

North Texas supermarket with empty shelves during Winter Storm Uri. (Author’s photo)

February 2021 has been a disaster for Texas. Winter storm Uri rolled through on February 11, bringing ice, sleet, snow and sub-freezing temperatures clear to the Gulf of Mexico. The freezing weather first caused a 100-car pileup in north Fort Worth that left six people dead, then it crippled…