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Massive storms, outages force tough decisions amid pandemic

DALLAS — Ashley Archer, a pregnant, 33-year-old Texas financial adviser, and her husband have been cautious about the coronavirus. They work from home, go...

Some power restored in Texas but water woes persist

AUSTIN — Power was restored to more homes and businesses in Texas on Thursday after a deadly blast of winter this week overwhelmed the...

Cruz says he went on vacation amid storm ‘to be a good dad’

DALLAS — With Texas paralyzed by a winter storm, Sen. Ted Cruz took his family on vacation to Cancun, Mexico, drawing criticism from leaders...

Houston furniture store offers shelter after winter storm

By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — For Tina Rios, her family and hundreds of other people, shelter from the winter storm that...

Power outages leave millions of Texans desperate for heat and safety

By Shannon Najmabadi and Marissa Martinez, Texas Tribune A grandmother slept in her car. Parents who ran out of firewood burned belongings to keep their...

Texas blackouts fuel false claims about renewable energy

ALI SWENSON and ARIJETA LAJKA The Associated Press With millions of Texas residents still without power amid frigid temperatures, conservative commentators have falsely claimed that...

‘A complete bungle:’ Texas’ energy pride goes out with cold

By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Anger over Texas' power grid failing in the face of a record winter freeze mounted...

10 deaths linked to Texas winter storm

At least 10 people have died in weather-related incidents across the Houston area, the Houston Chronicle reported earlier today. At least one of those incidents was related...

2 million without power in Texas as snow storm slams US

By PAUL J. WEBER and JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A sprawling blast of winter weather across the U.S. plunged Texas into...

Wintry weather blanketing US to make rare dip to Gulf Coast

By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Wintry weather was forecast for much of the U.S. on Sunday, with freezing temperatures expected to dip...