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A UT alum has shared her concerns for family members stuck in Israel amid ongoing bombings and how Texans can help.

The seven bills, filed by Republicans and Democrats, emerged from hours-long legislative hearings into the power outages in late February, when lawmakers questioned regulatory leaders, energy industry executives and other stakeholders about the crisis. The proposals represent the "first phase" of the chamber's response to the power outages, House Speaker Dade Phelan, R-Beaumont, said. They address weatherizing energy infrastructure and improving coordination between state agencies during a disaster, among other issues.  But the bills do not dictate who will pay for weatherproofing at power ...

Freezing temperatures for nearly a week, with lows dipping into the single digits. Sheets of ice covering roads. Snowfall blanketing much of the state, totaling 15 inches in some areas. The historic winter weather that swept across Texas in February — crippling infrastructure and leaving millions without power and potable water for days — was unlike any the state has experienced. While intense winter storms have crossed Texas before, meteorologists and climate experts said this year’s event was unprecedented in its scope and severity. It came as a wide swath of the central United Sta...

Last week Central Texans watched as snow and ice blanketed landscapes in a series of storms rivaling Northern blizzards. As power is restored, water becomes safe to drink and the process of repairing damage has begun, it’s time for garden assessment. It’s ugly out there. Finally able to walk my dogs, I found downed tree limbs or cut brush at almost every house in our neighborhood. Prized agaves, sago palms and other specimen plants turned to rotting mush. Tough-as-nails rosemary bushes sport black branches. This unprecedented freeze damage has left even seasoned gardeners wondering ...

After losing power in his apartment unit in South Austin last Monday morning, Lucas Askew awoke to the sound of pounding on this door. "They said there was a fire in the apartment building. I threw my keys and my wallet in my pocket and grabbed my dogs," said Askew, a mechanical engineering major at Austin Community College. "By the time we came back the whole roof was on fire, so we couldn't get any of our stuff." Askew, who is currently staying at a hotel, spent this week surveying the damage to his unit at the Park on Brodie Lane apartment complex, where the ceiling in the living room and...