Abbott’s mixed messages on who’s to blame for Texas power woes ‘not useful’, communications experts say
Depending on the audience, the GOP governor cites frozen natural gas pipelines – or iced-up wind turbines.
Gov. Greg Abbott, shown at a press conference Wednesday, has been defending fossil fuel use. But his statements on Fox News Tuesday night that appeared to affix blame for Texas electricity outages on wind and solar have drawn fire as inaccurate, part of not useful messaging on the current weather crisis, communications experts said Wednesday.(screenshot NBC5)
AUSTIN One minute, Gov. Greg Abbott is blaming the woes of millions of power-deprived Texans on managers of the state’s electricity grid and the freezing of natural gas supplies and generators.
The NBA's Mavericks and NHL's Stars in Dallas have had another game each called off because of severe winter weather in Texas, with one of the postponements coming in Houston.
BREAKING: Dallas Mavs at Houston Rockets Postponed
The Mavs have not played since Sunday.
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Feb 18, 2021
DALLAS - Officially, the Dallas Mavericks at Houston Rockets game scheduled for Friday has been postponed due to government shutdown of Toyota Center because of severe weather conditions in Houston.
The National Basketball Association announced the game will be rescheduled at a later date.
The Mavs have not played since Sunday when they suffered a 121-118 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers on Valentine s Day in Dallas. Since then, a wicked storm has created severe conditions in Texas including a historic freeze and a power-shortage crisis.
Saturday s Stars-Lightning game postponed due to winter weather By Zac Wassink | Last updated 2/18/21
The winter storm that left thousands upon thousands of Texas residents without power and hot water has also given the Dallas Stars an unplanned off week.
On Thursday, the Stars confirmed that Saturday s game versus the Tampa Bay Lightning is postponed. 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 Stars explained in a brief statement.
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Photo: This image of Houston shows empty office buildings and corporate headquarters downtown with power while thousands are in the dark and without heat and water.
This article was written by Liberation News staff from across the state of Texas.
A winter storm of historic proportions is causing critical infrastructure failures across the state of Texas, with another winter storm approaching tonight. The full weight of the devastation isn’t yet known, but initial reports from across the state are showing disturbing patterns. Four million or more Texans are without power. Outages that were initially called “rolling outages” are now lasting several days. The private non-profit corporation that oversees the electric grid is now admitting that they are “unable to predict” when conditions will stabilize. Millions of people are stranded in unheated homes, with no power and no way to move safely to shelter, in temperatures that are currently colder than