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LetMyPeopleVote

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Thu Apr 1, 2021, 07:38 PM Apr 2021

Analysis reveals nearly 200 died in Texas cold storm and blackouts, almost double the official count




The deaths of nearly 200 people are linked to February’s cold snap and blackouts, a Houston Chronicle analysis reveals, making the natural disaster one of the worst in Texas this past century.

The tally, which is nearly double the state’s official count, comes from an investigation of reports from medical examiners, justices of the peace and Department of State Health Services, as well as lawsuits and news stories.

The state count, which is preliminary, has yet to incorporate some deaths already flagged by medical examiners as storm-related.
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Analysis reveals nearly 200 died in Texas cold storm and blackouts, almost double the official count (Original Post) LetMyPeopleVote Apr 2021 OP
Republicans are bad at counting.... TheRealNorth Apr 2021 #1

TheRealNorth

(9,478 posts)
1. Republicans are bad at counting....
Thu Apr 1, 2021, 07:44 PM
Apr 2021

When it comes to deaths they cause, the costs of tax cuts, and counting votes.

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