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Originally Posted by bilbao58
Anyone who really knows Houston, knows that air-conditioning made the city's growth possible. In fact, a/c made today's Texas possible. I can't help but wonder what would happen if energy costs spiked suddenly. Or if the economy becomes such that people just no longer have the money to afford the sh!tload of electricity it currently (no pun intended...OK...maybe it was intended) takes to keep this state livable.
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Houston/Galveston was a big city long before air conditioning was invented.