Electric Reliability Council of Texas says cuts were ‘last resort’
Pump jacks operate in the Permian Basin in Midland, Texas. The Arctic freeze gripping the central US is raising the spectre of power cuts in the state and placing pressure on energy already trading at record prices. Bloomberg
Brett Archibad entertains his family as they try to stay warm in their home the Blackhawk district in Pflugerville, Texas. Anger about the state’s power grid failure mounted on Tuesday. AP
Howard and Nena Mamu eat dinner at their home in the Glenwood district in Hutto, Texas. AP
People queue to buy food at a petrol station in Pflugerville, Texas. Most homes in the area had been without electricity for nearly eight hours. Power companies performed rotating cuts to protect the grid. AP
Snow blankets 200 million Americans from the Midwest to Mexican border: Multiple people injured in pile-up on icy Oklahoma highway and Texas declares state of emergency as winter storm sweeps nation
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol said the incident occurred westbound on the Turner Turnpike, in Oklahoma City, near mile marker 141 on Sunday evening
Two of the semi s involved in the wreck burst into flames shortly after, and multiple people have since been rushed to the hospital
The number of vehicles involved in the crash was not immediately clear
Officials have also not yet given word on the extend of the injuries of those hospitalized, or the number of those hurt