Republican leaders in Texas face growing backlash as power crisis deepens

Residents struggle with lack of power, food and water while White House says storms prove climate change is real'

As Texas struggled on Thursday with a disastrous lack of power, food and water following the deadly storm that brought Arctic temperatures to the southern US, the state's Republican leadership stood battered by a growing outcry over mismanagement of the power grid and a painfully slow emergency response.

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