Updated on: February 21, 2021 / 7:25 PM / CBS NEWS Texas faces water crisis as death toll climbs
Follow Friday s severe weather updates here.
Severe weather is affecting more than 100 million Americans tonight and snow is still falling in the hardest-hit areas in Texas. While power has been restored to millions in Texas, nearly half of residents, 13 million, don t have access to clean, running water.
In the city of Kyle, officials said water should only be used to sustain life at this point.
In Houston, America s fourth-largest city, there are long lines for food, gas and supplies. Things are also bad in Oklahoma, where President Biden declared a state of emergency after the longest stretch of sub-zero temperatures there on record. At least 34 deaths were attributed to the storm, 20 of them were from Texas.
Democrats look ahead to 2022 campaign with plans to hammer Texas GOP as inept in running government
‘You can’t run a government effectively with people who don’t believe in government,’ former Democratic presidential candidate Julián Castro says.
U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Fort Worth, left, U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro,D-San Antonio, right, Gilberto Hinojosa, chairman of the Texas Democratic Party, bottom left, and U.S. Rep. Shelia Jackson Lee, D-Houston, bottom right, all talk during a press conference denouncing Republicans handling of this week s power and water outages.(Irwin Thompson) to include Abbott spokeswoman’s comments.
AUSTIN Even as Texas Democrats on Friday blamed state Republicans for hardships faced by millions of state residents, they appeared to be road testing a message for voters next year: Government doesn’t have to be this inept.
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Texas leaders drop the snowball, fail to protect residents against rare but predictable harsh winter storm
In 2011, lawmakers knew the Electric Reliability Council of Texas needed reforms, but failed to force needed change.
Snow-covered tents pitched along Interstate 30 were abandoned by their owners as a snowstorm and sub-freezing temperatures rolled into downtown Dallas. A nearby warming shelter at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center was set up by OurCalling and was housing about 700 people who found refuge from the deadly cold temperatures.(Tom Fox / Staff Photographer)
Led by Gov. Greg Abbott, Texas leaders are outraged over the devastating power outages that have left millions of residents freezing and without power as a historic cold front grips the state.
Fourth straight Stars game postponed by weather
Saturday s game between the Tampa Bay Lightning and Dallas Stars has been postponed, marking the fourth straight Stars game postponed due to weather.
TSN.ca Staff Snow in Dallas , The Canadian Press
Saturday s game between the Tampa Bay Lightning and Dallas Stars has been postponed, marking the fourth straight Stars game postponed due to weather. As a result of ongoing power issues caused by severe weather in the Dallas area, and after continued consultation with City and State officials, the National Hockey League announced today that Saturday night s game between the Stars and Tampa Bay Lightning at American Airlines Center has been postponed, the league said in a statement.