Having A Fertilizer Plant In A Residential Area Is Insane. Throw In A Nursing Home...

[Lone_Star_Dem]

70. The homes in the neighborhood were built in the 1960's.

I checked the CAD property search. The neighborhood that was adjacent to the plant was built back when Texas was blue. For that matter the plant itself was built back in 1958 when Texas was also blue. For the most part the homes were built in the mid 1960's. I really think this is a case of an old, small town that had little to no zoning when it was developed. Over the years the people who lived there began to feel secure since nothing had ever happened to them in all those years. I'm sure they'll never make that mistake again.

The plant may well have not been complying with safety regulations, but that's a different topic than what you're addressing. The plant and the neighborhood which was adjacent to it were both products of back when Republicans didn't rule/ruin Texas. The explosion at the plant may be a trickle down product of lax standards and greedy owners fuzzing the facts to make the most profits. That won't surprise me in the least if it turns out to be true, and that is a product of the current Republican mindset in Texas.