Meaning that if we had not deregulated, if we had instead connected to the rest of the national electricity grid, if we had required weatherization, investing more in people instead of profits, and if we allowed for some excess capacity for moments of need like these we would not be in this position.
Beto O`Rourke outlines the failures in Texas's energy policy that led to the crisis.
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