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The massive Texas winter weather crisis is technically over, but the aftermath will be felt by Austin for a while. At times, many people ad been without power, heat, clean water, nor much food access during below-freezing temperatures, causing grocery stores and restaurants to either close or work with limited products since the supply chain is disrupted.
This ongoing weather crisis
especially impacts Austin’s unhoused population, who are in need of warm shelters, food, and supplies. The city opened several warming centers, as did some area churches and local cafes and breweries. Filling in the gaps are mutual aid groups, grassroots organizations, and businesses that are doing everything they can to help the especially vulnerable at this time, providing food and supplies and finding emergency housing
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