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10 of our top columns this week From Texas winter power outage, to Trump s Big Lie, COVID deaths, and Britney Spears, here are some of our top columns you may have missed. USA TODAY In today s fast-paced news environment, it can be hard to keep up. For your weekend reading, we ve started in-case-you-missed-it compilations of some of the week s top USA TODAY Opinion pieces. As always, thanks for reading, and for your feedback. USA TODAY Opinion editors By Jason Hayes The immediate cause for the power outages in Texas this week was extreme cold and insufficient winterization of the state’s energy systems. But there’s still no escaping the fact that, for years, Texas regulators have favored the construction of heavily subsidized renewable energy sources over more reliable electricity generation. These policies have pushed the state away from nuclear and coal and now millions in Texas and the Great Plains states are learning just how badly expo ....