Texas hotels are price-gouging too.

[Archae]

I mean, Holy moley!

Link to tweet

[trc]

1. Hearing about this all over central Texas

Actively being referred to the AG as they pop up.

[roamer65]

3. Paxton will just want a cut of it.

[trc]

4. Lol, that was my exact comment when my wife first brought this up

[roamer65]

5. Yep, he's a MAGAt under federal indictment.

We can only assume corruption.

[jpak]

2. Isn't price gouging illegal in TX?

[DFW]

6. Not if a 15% or higher cut goes to Republican officials

Then it is only classified as „collateral damage.“

[fleur-de-lisa]

8. During a disaster, no less?

Christ, what the fuck is wrong with people?

[nam78_two]

19. Yeah seriously.nt

[LeftInTX]

13. Yes, it is illegal and I don't know about that but the most expensive place near me is $80!!

I live in San Antonio, not some cow town... I checked the decent motels/hotels such as Holiday Inn Express. I did not even check Super 8, Motel 6 or scum of the earth like Ramada and Knights Inn:

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

7. Oh, my.

Right before Thanksgiving in 1987 we moved to Colorado. Golden, to be precise. On Thanksgiving Day a snow storm cut our power, and my husband immediately called a local hotel and made reservations. Don't know what the room rate was precisely, but it would have been whatever the market rate for that hotel was at the time.

Fortunately, we got our power back in an hour or so and Thanksgiving proceeding without any further hitches.

If I had to, I could afford the price you've posted. By I know a lot of people could not begin to do so.

[LeftInTX]

12. See my post

The most expensive place near me for tomorrow night is $80. These are all decent: Hilton, Holiday Inn Express...I have not even included Motel 6 or Super 8. The Riverwalk is always expensive, but someone getting a room due to lack of electricity won't stay at the Riverwalk...

I hate these stupid rumors, because it just makes everyone think Texas will turn blue because of some weird thing:



https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=15115361

[jimfields33]

9. I just checked. Sold out!

I just wanted to see it on the site. Who knows somebody really wanted that room.

[dalton99a]

10. Kick

[LeftInTX]

15. Here's a map for Austin

I hate these stupid rumors! It makes Democrats complacent...."Texas will turn due to price gouging".....



San Antonio, inside 410...A bit more expensive along 1604, but the most expensive place is $100

[LeftInTX]

11. What??? The highest is $80 near me!!

This is why we get all these rumors about "Texas turning blue", such as "Nobody can afford it".

But there is not a single overly expensive suburban motel near me for the night of Feb 16-17. These are all decent accommodations. They aren't on the Riverwalk, but I would stay at any of these locations!

















I get tired of rumors!

[Lancero]

20. "They can't be gouging! The places near me aren't!"

[JimGinPA]

14. I Talked To A Friend Of Mine Near Houston Today

She didn't have power & she couldn't even find a hotel that was open.

[LeftInTX]

16. I found plenty in Austin and San Antonio

[JimGinPA]

17. She Said There Were No Restaurants Open Either

She told me she was going out to her car every couple hours to warm up & charge her phone. Her son works at a hospital & he told her to come there but she was too worried about being around the virus.

Cold & hungry sucks.

[LeftInTX]

18. Yes, many places are closed due to bad weather.

Everyone is told to stay home. Grocery stores closed at 6 PM today.

Fast food might be open, but that's about it today. Tomorrow should be better if roads improve. Right now the roads are covered with ice and are dangerous.