Texas wildfires fueled by gusty winds prompt evacuations

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5. Water is a constant worry here, and yet Abbott works to draw more and more industry.

Jobs are great, but not when they come with the potential inability to provide water to all the new people and support businesses moving to the state. We are already required to ration water through limits on how often grass and plants can be watered. Insurance rates have gone up because of the dry land and trees that are fuel for fires. Much of the Southwest has discovered how excess growth and drought caused by climate change have combined to make water a precious commodity. Our governor acts as if there’s a limitless supply.