A GOP state lawmaker who fled Texas on a private jet said he did so for his family after his house [View all]

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flooded and the power went out

A Texas state representative sparked a backlash locally after he and his family took a private jet from Texas to Orlando, Florida, amid winter weather that devastated much of Texas and caused the US government to declare a major disaster in the state.

State Rep. Gary Gates, a Republican who represents District 28 in the Texas House of Representatives, told Click2Houston he left Texas when he lost power to his home and a pipe burst, causing flooding to "30%" of his home.

"Because of my wife's illness that she's had for a couple of weeks and my handicapped daughter with her area of the house being flooded, I was just trying to find some easier accommodations for them and I was trying to find a place where I could continue to work and do the things I needed to do," Gates said, according to the outlet.

Gates told Click2Houston he felt he was more "productive" in Florida than he would have been if he remained in Texas.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/gop-state-lawmaker-fled-texas-210511524.html

Maybe he should stay there.