Rep. Chip Roy to American Plumbers: We Need Your Help in Texas to Repair Frozen Pipes

Plumbers from out of state are needed in Texas to help repair frozen pipes, Rep.

Greg Abbott (R-TX) temporarily waived certain state licensing requirements to allow out-of-state plumbers to work in Texas. An NBC affiliate in the Dallas-Fort Worth area reported, “Abbott’s office announced Friday it is giving out provisional permits to out-of-state plumbers, and waiving some fees and examination requirements for plumbers whose licenses have expired.”.

You don’t have to be licensed in Texas, so get on down here if you’re a plumber from another state and you can get to Texas or any of the surrounding states around us.”.

Roy said his office is working on securing plumbing materials and supplies for large infrastructure repair projects.

“My office has been calling suppliers to make sure that we can get what we can get.

Roy added, “We’re all working to make sure the supply chains are as good as they can be right now, but if you’re a plumber and you want to come help, we’re going to be able to need your help over the next few weeks.”.

A lot of the regulations that have been pushed down on coal [include] not allowing us to build new nuclear [infrastructure], not putting enough resources into making sure our natural gas infrastructure could deal with bitter cold, and instead spending billions on some of the renewables out there.”.

We need to make sure that we can winterize and deal with these [storms], but we’re also a state that rarely deals with this kind of situation, so you know, you have to be thoughtful about how you do this