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Over a million Texans are still without drinking water. Smaller communities and apartments are facing the biggest challenges. Texas Tribune Published:  Tags:  Credit: Evan LRoy/The Texas Tribune Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Over 1.4 million Texans still faced water disruptions on Wednesday afternoon, more than a week after Texas’ winter storms wreaked havoc on the state’s power grid and water services. More th...

More than 1.3 million people across over 200 counties in Texas still had issues with their water supply by Wednesday, but that was down sharply from recent days, a spokesman for the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) said.

The situation has improved but about 20,000 Texans still face non-operational public water systems.

Brian Frick demonstrates a bucket-rigging system that the residents used to collect melting snow as it flowed through drain pipes in an apartment complex in downtown Austin on Wednesday. Credit: Evan LRoy/The Texas Tribune Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Over 1.4 million Texans still faced water disruptions on Wednesday afternoon, more than a week after Texas’ winter storms wreaked havoc on the s...

Texas faces plumbing catastrophe, food shortages after devastating storm Suzanne Gamboa and Corky Siemaszko © Provided by NBC News SAN ANTONIO — The number of Texans who were boiling their water to make it safe to drink plunged to 3 million Wednesday from 8 million the day before as platoons of plumbers and engineers worked around the clock to repair the countless homes and businesses damaged by a cruel winter storm. Many Texans also faced food shortages as grocery stores tr...

Rio Grande Valley residents continue to boil water following winter storm 1 month 1 week 2 days ago Wednesday, February 24 2021 Feb 24, 2021 February 24, 2021 7:56 AM February 24, 2021 in News - Local Share: Some water utilities across the Rio Grande Valley issued boil water notices last week following power outages due to the winter storm. When the power goes out, so does the pressure in water systems, which can lead to bacteria in the water. Testing the water to see if it’s safe for consump...

Fenland charity worker is powering up this weekend to help Parkinsons UK with online gaming marathon  | Updated: 12:42, 24 February 2021 A Fenland charity worker who has already raised thousands of pounds is holding a virtual fundraiser this weekend for her favourite cause. Lisa Lowe, 51, from Wisbech works as a network support officer for Parkinsons UK, and has already raised over £6,000 over the past two years - including holding a year of events in 2019 for the charity starting on her 5...

Texas faces plumbing catastrophe, food shortages after devastating storm Suzanne Gamboa and Corky Siemaszko © Provided by NBC News SAN ANTONIO — The number of Texans who were boiling their water to make it safe to drink plunged to 3 million Wednesday from 8 million the day before as platoons of plumbers and engineers worked around the clock to repair the countless homes and businesses damaged by a cruel winter storm. Many Texans also faced food shortages as grocery stores tr...

Final Call News In boxing parlance, it’s called a shoeshine. It’s when an opponent is hit with a flurry of devastating combinations, leaving him dazed and confused. From Massachusetts to the Mexican border, Winter Storm Uri wreaked havoc with a lethal shoeshine combination of snow and ice from coast to coast, including the deep South and Southwest. It caused death and destruction in its path leaving America dazed and confused as we sit ringside witnessing what the Honorable Elijah Muh...