AUSTIN — Texas’ weather is growing more extreme, according to a new study released Thursday by the Texas State Climatologist, Texas A&M University, and Texas 2036 — and recent polling shows that Texans are already feeling the damaging effects.Taken together, the science and surveys show that Texas state policymakers need to incorporate climate-related considerations into plans for building and strengthening infrastructure around water and flood control, energy, transportation, and even public education.John Nielsen-Gammon — a Regents Professor at Texas A&M who was named State Climatologist by then-Gov. George W. Bush in 2000 — led the team of A&M researchers, who ...