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After two nights of staying in her condo on the southwest side of Houston without power, Felicia Maten had no running water, the food in her refrigerator was...

As temperatures plunged and snow and ice whipped the state, much of Texas’ power grid collapsed, followed by its water systems.

Few people foresaw the fiasco that was to come, nor could they prepare, as temperatures plunged and snow and ice whipped the state.

People Who Are Doing More than Ted Cruz to Help Texans What a crazy week this has been in Texas. The winter freeze has left many Texans cold and in the dark. Luckily, Texans are always a good example of our state motto: friendship, and are pretty good at helping each other out during a crisis. Unfortunately for us, that person is certainly not Ted Cruz.  Here are seven people who are doing way more than Ted Cruz to help out Texans. Beto ORourke Thats right, the guy who lost to Cruz in the 2018...

By Conway Crew Feb 19, 2021 Houston businessman and local icon Jim Mattress Mack McIngvale is doing his part to help Texans still dealing with a historic winter storm. McIngvale has opened up his Gallery Furniture stores as a storm shelter, offering a warm place to stay for families that are still without power. McIngvale says he has enough space and generator-fueled power to shelter 200 to 300 people at each of his two store locations. He made a similar gesture during recent disasters like H...

ABC News Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? OffOn Cold has collided with COVID-19 to create unique challenges. • 10 min read Families regain power in Texas, food and water shortages continue Officials announced an end to controlled outages and said Thursday that the state’s independent electrical grid was moments away from failure on Sunday due to high demand and cold conditions.Montinique Monroe/Getty Images Donna Sue Taylor didnt know the cold was coming. ...

A generous furniture store owner in Houston turned two of his locations into shelters for those in need of a warm place to stay amid the Texas power outages this week.

A generous furniture store owner in Houston turned two of his locations into shelters for those in need of a warm place to stay amid the Texas power outages this week.

Why This Texas furniture store owner is a real hero, over and over again.

Filed under: Chef José Andrés’s World Central Kitchen Partners With Local Restaurants to Feed Houstonians Impacted by Power Outages The nonprofit delivered 2,000 meals from spots like Burns Original BBQ, Soulside Wings, and Street to Kitchen Thai Share this story As power outages and chilly temperatures continue in Houston, a group of local chefs teamed up with chef José Andrés’s culinary nonprofit World Central Kitchen to feed Houstonians in need on Wednesday. World Central Kitchen ...