Reply #55: I'm really not sure what you're on about.

[Liberal In Texas]

The panhandle gets worse weather in the winter than the metroplex. There is more equipment per/mile available because of that to deal with it.

To buy and store the same amount of equipment here would be a huge waste of money for the amount it would be used. Because there are fewer highways and streets in the panhandle, lets say 100 trucks could keep everything in good order and clear. Here it would take thousands and the people to operate them. It's just not justifiable.

Last season was so mild I don't believe we had even one day that the equipment would have been needed. (I'm going by my sometimes faulty memory here about last season, so if someone wants to correct this, have at it.)

It's not only the state (TXDOT) that deals with clearing roads, it's the county and city as well. If the city of Dallas spent tons on snow removal equipment that would be mostly kept in storage, we'd never get the badly needed street repairs done. Plus, even if you have the equipment, you have to hire people to operate it.