Fact-check: Had Texas state leaders been warned of blackouts for years? By Amy Sherman, PolitiFact.com, Austin American-Statesman Texas power outages left woman with over $10,000 electric bill Replay Video UP NEXT Beto O'Rourke: “Energy experts and State House Dems, among others, were warning of this (the Texas power blackout) for years.” PolitiFact's ruling: True Here's why:The massive power outage in Texas that left millions with no heat amid frigid temperatures should have come as no surprise, according to former El Paso Congressman Beto O’Rourke. "Texans are suffering without power because those in power have failed us," said O’Rourke in a Twitter thread.