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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Crisnel Longino

MAGA Voters Turn on Texas After $900 Electric Bills and Soaring Living Costs Crush Families

Texas families are facing soaring electricity, water, housing and living costs, leaving many MAGA voters questioning whether decades of Republican leadership have delivered on promises of affordability and economic security (Credit: Kaboompics/Pexels)

Texas has long promoted itself as a place where hard work could deliver a comfortable life at a lower cost than much of America. That promise is now being challenged by many of the state's own residents.

Across cities and small towns alike, families are opening electricity bills worth hundreds of dollars, watching water charges climb month after month, and struggling to keep pace with rising rent, groceries and insurance costs.

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