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Public water systems across the state are fighting to fix disruptions caused by the winter storm and power grid failure. the worst of the texas freeze is over. state officials say the power grid emergency is now under control. >> we want to make sure that whatever happened in ercot falling short never happens again. >> reporter: governor greg abbott is calling on state lawmakers to pay for power plant weatherization upgrades. >> to make sure the machinery that froze up and was unable to generate...

Operations with the first unit on monday of this week. and thats when we started seeing issues with gas pipeline pressure. >> reporter: but another reason el paso isnt in the dark? its located so far from other lonestar cities that its not on the same power grid as 90% of the rest of texas. there are three power grids in the country. western, thats what el paso is on. eastern. and texas, the only state to have its own grid in part to avoid certain federal regulations. this week, the texas system...

They are not in the dark? it is located so far from other lone star cities that it is not on the same power grid. there are three power grids in the country. western, that is what el paso is on, eastern, and texas. the only state to have its own grid in part to avoid certain federal regulations. this week the texas system which is operate the by the electric reliability council of texas, or ercot, failed and has faced accusations of being unprepared for the storm. >> im taking responsibility for...

>> designed to run in the summer but a few times where we have an overnight low that we really got to get all the systems up and ready and our team was able to do that. >> its a lot easier than with a brand-new plant because we design it for minus 10. you have the top technology. its state-of-the-art. so you can design in these redundant systems. >> reporter: built-in redundancies that needed to be tapped into when natural gas supply dropped. >> we went into diesel operations with the first unit...

>> reporter: some 14 million texans are battling water shortages as more than 1200 public water systems across the state are fighting to fix disruptions, caused by the winter storm and power grid fai failure. the worst of the texas freeze is over. state officials say the power grid emergency is under control. >> we want to make sure whatever happened in ercot falling short never happens again. >> reporter: governor greg abbott is calling on state lawmakers to call for power plantw weatherization...

Battling water shortages as more than 1200 public water systems across the state are fight to go fix disruptions caused by the winter storm and power grid failure. the worst of the texas freeze is over. the power grid emergency is now under control. >> we want to make sure whatever happened never calls again. >> to ensure that all of the machinery that froze up and was unable to generate the power you need, that may require funding. the state of texas should step up and provide that funding. >> ...

>> we get a little runs out >> reporter: brutal cold in the 11-year-olds death, seen playing in the snow 24 hours before his parents found him dead in his room the suspected cause the suspected cause hypothermia. the familys mobile home without power or heat. any power outages are left out of supply. >> reporter: grocery stores, shelves still bare and thousands lining for hours >> with warmer weather on the way, seems like this could soon be disappearing. >> reporter: for a growing number of tex...

State? >> reporter: as frigid temperatures finally start to leave texas, consequences of the winter blast clear. >> my life is ruined! >> reporter: busted water lines now flooding homes and thousands in food banks waiting hours for clean water. statewide 1,300 public water systems are compromised, serving 14.9 million texans, more than half the state. so many picking up pieces. >> when you have eight inches of standing sewage water, its pretty much all ruined. not much can be saved >> reporter: ...

Power line technicians and others who have gotten most of the texas grid back up and running in very difficult circumstances. but the food and water crises remain extremely serious. hundreds of cars lining up at a food distribution site in fort worth today and nearly half the state under a boil water notice after the deep freeze shut down water pumps and broke thousands of pipes, all of it causing a cascade of misery for residents and homeowners and even hospitals and firefighters. >> busted pip...

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