Texans Demand Answers as They Grapple With Stormâs Lingering Wrath After millions lost power during a winter storm, lawmakers have held marathon hearings, prosecutors have started criminal investigations and residents have asked for accountability. Volunteers distributed donated water and other essential items in Austin, Texas, this week, after a winter storm knocked out power and water for millions in the state.Credit...Tamir Kalifa for The New York Times Feb. 26, 2021 HOUSTON â Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas has called for an overhaul of the agency that oversees the flow of electricity through much of the state. Prosecutors have initiated criminal investigations into power outages that affected millions of Texans. And several lawmakers have called for the chairwoman of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resign, as energy officials were summoned to Austin for marathon hearings on what went wrong during last weekâs destructive winter storm.