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With millions of Texans huddling in cold homes without power, Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan called Tuesday for a hearing next week to address statewide power outages. The House State Affairs and Energy Resources committees on Feb. 25 will review the factors that led to the blackouts across the state “for the express purpose of helping Texans understand what went wrong and how we can prevent these conditions from happening again,” Phelan, R-Beaumont, said in a news release. “We must cut through the finger-pointing and hear directly from stakeholders about the factors that contribute...

Editor's note: The Statesman is making this story about Austin winter weather free for everyone to read as a public service. If you don't already, please subscribe today at statesman.com/subscribenow. The state corporation in control of Texas' electric grid asked Austin Energy and other providers Tuesday morning to shed more power, underscoring the gravity of the ongoing electricity situation. But local officials warned that doing so could mean pulling the plug on circuits used to power critical infrastructure such as hospitals and emergency response stations. In an interview with the Amer...

Like many people without power in Central Texas, Hutto residents are using cars, propane stoves and sometimes just blankets to keep warm on their second day in a row without heat. "Things are dire here," said Hutto resident Will Nash. "Many people are without food, water, heat going on 32 hours." "Cars are running out of gas to keep us warm, hotels are booked," he said. "People feel lost, alone and scared. People indeed need help here." The Oncor Energy outage map showed 32,192 people without power in the Hutto area early Tuesday afternoon. The ERCOT energy outage map showed 94,956 without ...