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Texas storm leaves damaged homes and high electric bills in its wake
A new crisis has emerged after a deadly winter storm devastated Texas. The storm killed 55 people across seven states, including 31 in the Lone Star State, where residents are now facing sky-high electric bills.
Megan O Neill, a new mom, is one of those experiencing sticker shock. She was using Griddy for her electricity, a variable rate company that charged her $4,500 for five days of power last week. I m crying in bed, going I don t know what I m gonna do, she said.
O Neill said she knew rates could go up, but not to this extreme.
Ice storm debris could take weeks to clear in EBR, officials say
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BATON ROUGE - A week after a hard freeze hit the area, piles of storm debris are still piling up.
Audrey Rogers and her 84-year old husband picked up fallen limbs from their home in Baton Rouge on Monday morning. You didn t get any help from your family or friends. No, they were all in the same shape I guess, Rogers said.
The Rogers are transplants from New Orleans who lost everything during Hurricane Katrina and during the 2016 flood. Now, they are dealing with the aftermath of the ice storm.
Bad weather on the way By TPN/Lusa, in News · 23-02-2021 10:45:00 · 0 Comments Tomorrow eight districts of mainland Portugal will be under a yellow weather warning due to the forecast of strong sea turmoil, according to IPMA The districts of Porto, Braga, Faro, Viana do Castelo, Lisbon, Leiria, Aveiro and Coimbra will be under a yellow weather warning because of the sea turmoil, with waves from the northwest measuring 4 to 4.5 metres.
According to the IPMA, the yellow warning will be in effect between 00:00 and 6:00 pm on Wednesday.
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has received federal approval to allow Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients to apply for replacement benefits for food lost or destroyed due to