Many Texans have died because of the winter storm. Just how many wonât be known for weeks or months. An emergency response vehicle drives through a San Marcos neighborhood on Monday as a massive winter storm swept through the state. Credit: Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas Tribune By: SHAWN MULCAHY and last updated 2021-02-19 19:13:23-05 As snow blanketed much of Texas on Sunday, an 11-year-old boy in the Houston area gleefully played outside. Seeing the snow was a first for the boy, who came to the U.S. from Honduras two years ago with his mother, she told the Houston Chronicle.