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On and around Feb. 16, 2021, Texans across the state were dealing with a deadly arctic blast that brought below-freezing temperatures and knocked power out for millions of residents struggling to keep warm. Amid this desperation and chaos, Mayor Tim Boyd of Colorado City, a small city in the western portion of the state, shared a belligerent Facebook post telling residents that in his opinion, they should be fending for themselves instead of expecting the government to use their tax dollars to help them through the disaster. Boyd has deleted the Facebook post — and we couldn't locate his Facebook page — but local TV news stations caught it and took screenshots, which were shared widely on social media: The full text of Boyd's original post read: In a follow-up post shared by TV news station KTXS, Boyd stated that in light of the backlash against his comments, he resigned as mayor. He also said he didn't file paperwork to run again and added, Please understand if I had it to do over again I would have just kept my words to myself and if I did say them I would have used better wording and been more descriptive.
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