Texas’ Windstorm Challenge: Unprepared for the Worst

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Texans understand that hurricanes are an inevitable hazard along the Gulf Coast. However, subsidizing that risk has left Texas taxpayers on the hook for billions of dollars and the state as a whole unprepared for the next big one.

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