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BREAKING - I’m at an apartment complex off TPC Parkway where a massive fire erupted.
I’m trying to get you info soon, but I’m told the complex has had electricity but did not have water since last Sunday.
I’m trying to get you info soon, but I’m told the complex has had electricity but did not have water since last Sunday.
This is the scene of the fire, which has clearly destroyed parts of the Stone Oak complex already.
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VC: Jill Lorden
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VC: Jill Lorden
The site is absolutely devastating peoples homes going up in flames as many are outdoors braving the cold temps.
Barbs fly at @TedCruz for heading to #Cancun as millions in Texas freeze without power
Still no explanation, confirmation or denial from Cruz or his office.
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Still no explanation, confirmation or denial from Cruz or his office.
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.@TedCruz appears to have a ticket for the Thursday afternoon flight home – cutting the #Cancun vacation far too short for a sunburn, yet certainly long enough to get blistered.
#FlyingTed #CancunCruz #texaswinterstorm #TexasFreeze
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#FlyingTed #CancunCruz #texaswinterstorm #TexasFreeze
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Just in from @TedCruz: “With school cancelled for the week, our girls asked to take a trip with friends. Wanting to be a good dad, I flew down with them last night and am flying back this afternoon."
#CancunCruz #CruzToCancun #Cancun
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#CancunCruz #CruzToCancun #Cancun
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Another one of capitalism's greatest hits.
Surviving the cold is only for the highest bidders.
#texaswinterstorm
Surviving the cold is only for the highest bidders.
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2/ If this sounds Enron-ish, that's because Texas' whole energy system is based on Enron's playbook.
Enron tried to pass a bill that deregulated energy in Texas in 1991, and it was killed by Kevin Bailey (D). Enron then tried to kill Bailey's career as a warning to others...
Enron tried to pass a bill that deregulated energy in Texas in 1991, and it was killed by Kevin Bailey (D). Enron then tried to kill Bailey's career as a warning to others...
3/ They eventually bought the whole state Republican party, and by 1999 under a party led by Dubya, they deregulated retail energy and created a joint venture called New Power Company...
... Enron collapsed before it was created. Tragic, really.
... Enron collapsed before it was created. Tragic, really.
