The Guardian view on Texas storms and power cuts: preparing for the worst

The outages endured by residents result from the state’s political decisions – but all of us need to think more about ensuring resilience
Though the desperate conditions that millions of Texans have suffered for days were triggered by a powerful winter storm, the underlying issues are the work of human beings. At least 2.7 million households were still without power on Wednesday, and nearly 12 million faced water quality issues. Hospitals ran out of water. Families have burned belong