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Gov. Greg Abbott said Friday afternoon that the state has four immediate priorities after this week's winter storm: restoring power to Texas homes, restoring water, ensuring Texans have food and supplies and getting oil refineries up.
Things were looking up Friday as ERCOT officials expected the Texas power grid to come down from emergency status.
Things were looking up Friday as ERCOT officials expected the Texas power grid to come down from emergency status.
Things were looking up Friday as ERCOT officials expected the Texas power grid to come down from emergency status.
AUSTIN, Texas (KTRK) -- While the biggest question looming right now is when Texas will fully restore power, Gov. Greg Abbott says the effort is making strides. On Wednesday afternoon, the Texas governor offered Public Utilities Commission data that showed 6,000 megawatts of power was added to the state's grid since midnight, which equates to 1.2 million households being restored. That number has since grown to 1.6 million households, as Abbott also said the state is poised to restore about 400,000 more homes, drawing from the South Texas Nuclear Project and the state's coal project. "There ...