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walkingman

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2. Most Texas petrochemical companies are near the coastlines so one possible solution
Fri Oct 24, 2025, 04:25 PM
Oct 24

could be to force these wealthy corporations to install desalination plants to supply they need to operate. I seriously doubt that Texas will force these companies to do anything because they basically own Texas State government.

This is not much different than expecting the huge surge in data centers to supply their own power instead of depending on the isolated Texas grid. Again, I seriously doubt that Texas force them to do this because business interests far outweigh the interests of the citizens of Texas. Texas is very proud to call themselves "Business Friendly" which basically translates to telling the citizens of Texas ---your on your own...fuck you.

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