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The cold has loosened and the power’s back on for most Texans, but now burst pipes have flooded thousands of homes. And fixing pipes is one thing. Fixing a whole state is another.
Millions left without power as temperatures plunged.
As temperatures plunged and snow and ice whipped the state, much of Texas’ power grid collapsed, followed by its water systems.
Few people foresaw the fiasco that was to come, nor could they prepare, as temperatures plunged and snow and ice whipped the state.
Some Texas customers are seeing the eye-popping, five-figure power bills because their plans are tied to the wholesale market rate for electricity.