Texas keeps getting slammed by extreme weather catastrophes, but its Republican rulers remain contemptuous of climate sc

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by Joel Connelly

Former Republican State Chair Kirby Wilbur relocated to Texas not long ago, for a new career selling homes to conservatives fleeing blue states and the Left Coast.

He promptly went native.

Wilbur was up on Facebook Tuesday with a boast — proclaiming that he just paid $2.44 a gallon for gas — but also serving up furious denials about the causes of a lethal flash flood that hit the Hill Country over the Independence Day weekend.

“A true tragedy, a once in a thousand-year flood according to some,” wrote Kirby. “True tragedy, but the tales of heroism and the massive response by both the private and public sectors says a lot about the uniqueness of Texas.

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