Letters to the Editor — The deep freeze in Texas — experiences, blame and suggestions Readers share their experiences surviving without power, spread the blame for the blackouts to ERCOT, the Texas Railroad Commission, the Public Utility Commission of Texas and Texas elected officials and offer tips to improve the energy outlook for Texas. Shrubbery around the city present frostbite in their foleaf as a winter storm brings snow and freezing temperatures to North Texas on Feb. 15, 2021, in Dallas.(Lola Gomez / Staff Photographer) How is this working for us? My husband and I have been lucky in that we have not lost power in the last three days. But we have witnessed life-threatening situations in our circle of family and friends. ERCOT has failed us. Gov. Greg Abbott has failed us. Deregulation has failed us.