Republicans eye federal funds to help pay Texans’ exorbitant energy bills
- State energy grid failed in deep freeze
- Reports spread of companies seeking to cash in
- Texas freeze shows how the rich use climate change to divide us
Texas Republicans will use federal funds to help pay exorbitant energy bills hitting ordinary Texans after a deep freeze crippled the state this week, a senior congressman said on Sunday.
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