And all Texas cities basically shut down with any amount of snow or ice. Imagine if there was a blizzard in Houston and some yank was like, “where are their snow plows, snow chains, heavy jackets, insulated pipes, etc?”
Texas for the most part is not prepared for blizzards or icy conditions. We do not have winter tires, we do not carry snow shovels. There are no snowplows that I have ever seen or heard of. We close schools after 1 to 2 inches of snow, and we put sand on roads.
Most people have heavy coats/jackets, but rarely ever wear them. But despite our under-preparedness, not many people die from cold weather in Texas.
This data is a bit old(2003-2008), but is illustrative.
https://www.dshs.texas.gov/chs/vstat/Hotcolddths/hotcolddths...
I live in Houston. When it snows here we will sometimes see sand trucks driving around. They come down from North.
You can't just truck in AC though so I think your example is like comparing apples to oranges.