Tuesday, February 16, 2021 Why There Are Rolling Blackouts in Texas During 10 Degree Weather Millions in Texas are without power as a deep freeze has hit the area. Specifically, 4.1 million residents The Houston Chronicle was forced to stop producing its print edition after its plant lost power at 2 a.m. In a note to subscribers, the newspaper said that hadn't even happened when the city was battered by Hurricane Harvey in 2017. In a bid to save power, officials in Dallas said their skylines would go dark. Here is something Texans can think about while they sit in the frigid cold without electricity.