Houston Chronicle

W. Texas mayor resigns over post blasting needy

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The now former mayor of a West Texas town says he had already turned in his resignatio­n when he wrote a Facebook post saying it was not the local government’s responsibi­lity to help those suffering in the cold without power.

In his typo-ridden post made Tuesday morning, Tim Boyd wrote, “Only the strong will survive and the weak will parish.” He also said he was “sick and tired” of people looking for handouts and that the current situation is “sadly a product of a socialist government.”

The post was made as millions in Texas were without power following a winter storm.

Boyd deleted his post but stood by the sentiments in a follow-up message.

He also wrote that his original message was posted as a private citizen, not the mayor of Colorado City.

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