The brutal cold has engulfed vast swaths of the United States, shuttering COVID-19 inoculation centers and hindering vaccine supplies. It is not expected to relent until the weekend.
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) Anger over Texas power grid failing in the face of a record winter freeze mounted Tuesday as millions of residents in the energy capital of the U.S. remained shivering with no assurances that their electricity and heat out for 36 hours or longer in many homes would return soon or stay on once it finally does. I know people are angry and frustrated, said Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, who woke up to more than 1 million people still without power in his city. So am I.
A notable image of downtown Houston s brightly lit skyline surrounded by homes and businesses plunged into blackness sparked outrage Monday night.
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On Wednesday s Houston Matters: A TxDOT representative updates us on road conditions around the region.
Also this hour: Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo and Meghan Arthur from Montgomery County Homeland Security and Emergency Management update us on the situations in their respective jurisdictions.
Then: Why has Texas largely gone it alone when it comes to electricity generation? Politics, of course. We talk it over in our weekly political roundup.
Plus we hear what the president of ERCOT had to say about problems with the power grid.
And the National Weather Service updates us on the what the forecast says about the days to come.
A historic winter storm has killed at least 21 people, left millions of Texans without power and spun killer tornadoes into the U.S. Southeast on Tuesday.