Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) had time for Sean Hannity during his state's energy crisis. But he, evidently, has not had any time for the mayor of his biggest city.
HOUSTON – Following discussions with Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner and the NBA, the Rockets game scheduled at Toyota Center vs. Dallas on Friday, Feb. 19 has been postponed due to utility shortages and other issues in the area caused by inclement weather this week. Information regarding the rescheduled date of the game will be made available at a later time.
During a press conference on Thursday, Austin Water Director Greg Meszaros said the state capital s water supply lost 325 million gallons of water due to burst pipes. We know that there are tens of thousands of leaks, he said. As the fire department indicated they have responded to thousands upon thousands of burst pipes. That is an incredible amount of water. Nothing I ve ever seen before. What-You-Can-and-Can t-Do-During-A-Boil-Water-Advisory-GettyImages-152537775 Credit: Getty Images
Lights and heat came back on Friday morning, but some 187,000 customers remain without power and millions still have no water at all or are being told to boil their water to make it safe to drink, reported
Houston Chronicle has reported that at least 25 people have died this week across Harris, Galveston and Brazoria counties due to the devastating winter storm.
On Tuesday morning, 11-year-old Cristian Pavon was found lifeless in bed inside his powerless Conroe home, his family wrote on a GoFundMe page set up by the deceased boy’s relatives. The fundraiser’s organizer wrote that the donations will be used to send Pavon’s body back to Honduras, his family’s home country, where he longed to return one day to see his grandparents.
The Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences disclosed on Thursday that at least four Harris County residents died from hypothermia this week. According to the
The game between the Houston Rockets and the Indiana Pacers on Saturday night was postponed because of continued utility shortages in the area from this week’s winter storm.