Power outage texas

(CNN) Texas is colder than it's been in decades, one of at least 25 states under a winter weather advisory during this week's historic cold outbreak . But as Texans scramble to stay warm, rolling power outages have begun across the state following high demand. Millions of customers across the US have lost power, with much of those outages occurring in Texas. Power outages can be dangerous for those unprepared for such intense winter chill. If you're among the Texans whose power has gone out or will go out at some point this week, here's what you need to know to stay warm and safe this week. Stay home Read More Staying indoors is your best bet at staying safe during a winter power outage, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says. Half of America is under winter weather advisories as freezing temperatures grip the country Stay off the roads if you can -- icy conditions could lead to car accidents. Just last … [Read more...] about What to do if you’re in the middle of a power outage

Tweets by Republican lawmakers from Texas mocking California power outages are being criticized this week as the Lone Star State grapples with winter storms that have caused many to lose power in their homes. GOP lawmakers dinged Democrats when in 2019 massive heat waves in California caused widespread power outages that impacted 30 of the state's 58 counties. Over the weekend, an unusual winter storm left millions in Texas without power, causing the state's power grid operator to declare its highest state of emergency and bringing to light the Republican lawmakers' old tweets. ADVERTISEMENT Here are three Texas Republicans mocking California power outages last year and my Dallas bathtub this morning, a literal block of ice pic.twitter.com/ViGZuTZz40 — Brandon Friedman (@BFriedmanDC) February 16, 2021 A tweet by Sen. Ted Cruz Rafael (Ted) Edward Cruz Texas governor faces criticism over handling of winter storm fallout Texas lawmakers' … [Read more...] about Texas lawmakers’ tweets mocking California power outages resurface amid winter storm

(CNN) When the power went out at Loan Le's house in the Houston suburb of Sugar Land, Texas, on Monday, she headed over to her daughter's home about five miles away. Jackie Pham Nguyen and her three kids, Olivia, 11, Edison, 8, and Colette, 5, affectionately nicknamed Coco by her family, still had power and were happy to have more time with their Ba Ngoai, which means maternal grandmother in Vietnamese. Power and water outages plagued the state of Texas last week amid an unusual deep freeze that sent many families like the Nguyen's into survival mode. Here's how a week of frigid weather and catastrophe unfolded in Texas "We thought we were really lucky because we still had power until the early evening," Nguyen said. When their power went out a few hours later, the family hunkered down, lit the fireplace and played board games and card games, she said. Read More The kids tried to teach their grandmother some card games and the … [Read more...] about Three children and their grandmother died in a Texas fire after trying to stay warm during power outages. Their mom survived

Millions of Texans' power was returned Friday after days of power outages across the state due to winter storms that paralyzed the electric grid, but many are now facing a lack of safe drinking water. Almost 190,000 Texas businesses and homes remain without power, a decrease from 3 million who faced outages on Wednesday, The Associated Press reported . Now, nearly 7 million people in the state have been ordered by local authorities to boil their tap water before drinking it. Record low temperatures in the state have damaged pipes that carry the water supply and jeopardized the drinking water systems. ADVERTISEMENT Texas Gov. Greg Abbot (R) urged Texans to shut off their water in an effort to prevent more pipes from bursting from the cold temperatures and to preserve pressure. He also warned that the state is "not out of the woods” yet as temperatures are still below freezing in many regions, according to the AP. President Biden Joe Biden TikTok users spread … [Read more...] about Many get power back in Texas, but water issues rise

President Biden Joe Biden House Democrats pass sweeping .9T COVID-19 relief bill with minimum wage hike Biden to hold virtual bilateral meeting with Mexican president More than 300 charged in connection to Capitol riot MORE is set to travel to Houston Friday to meet with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) and local leaders after a rare bout of severe winter weather left dozens dead and millions without power for multiple days. The visit will mark Biden’s third official trip as president and his first to a disaster-stricken area. In addition to addressing the storm response, he’s also expected to visit a facility distributing COVID-19 vaccines. The White House says Biden will spend much of the day with Abbott, who has faced significant criticism for how the state handled the storm. More than 4 million people were without power for days as temperatures plunged below freezing and many were eventually left without water as well. Louisiana and Oklahoma suffered significant … [Read more...] about Biden turns focus to winter storm with Texas trip