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Jay Farrell uses water from his hot tub to flush his toilet in Houston as people across Texas found themselves without running water after pipes ruptured due to freezing temperatures following an unprecedented winter storm.
Damage from last month s winter storm was so widespread that Gov. Greg Abbott changed the rules to allow plumbing apprentices to tackle broken pipes and water heaters.
The Texas snow melted weeks ago, but the damage from last month’s winter storm and power outages could take a long time to fix. Part of that comes from overwhelming demand for repair workers. Homeowners, in particular, are scrambling to find plumbers to diagnose leaks, re-pipe houses, and fix busted water heaters. But the state has put new rules in place so more qualified people can join the effort.