Tag: Weather
Wintry blast taxes grid; Many Brownsville homes without power
The power outages affecting Brownsville residents beginning early Monday morning were a combination of problems with the local grid caused by extreme weather, and...
Record Demand: Rotating outages to continue into Tuesday
More than two million residents were without electricity in Texas as of Monday morning due to the extreme weather conditions that are taking place...
Residents brave the cold at home
HARLINGEN — Many residents are counting on space heaters and ovens to try to warm up their families, braving near-record cold in old wood-frame...
Record power demand triggers blackouts, thousands without service
HARLINGEN — The agency that controls the majority of the Texas power grid began rolling blackouts early Monday morning in the midst of unprecedented...
Fire Department releases winter heating tips
Brownsville Fire Department Chief Jarrett Sheldon released a set of winter heating tips as the city experiences one of the coldest weathers in years...
Nearly 150 sea turtles rescued from frigid waters
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND — As temperatures continued to drop over the weekend, hundreds of sea turtles in the Laguna Madre area became in danger...
Ice on roads, power outages cause traffic accidents, street closures
HARLINGEN — City officials are asking residents to stay indoors and off the roadways due to the extreme cold weather conditions, with traffic accidents...
Cold weather forces school closures, remote learning
Due to the cold weather the following school districts will close or operate with remote learning on Monday:
Brownsville ISD schools will be closed on Monday...
More than 110K Valley residents without power as freeze shatters cold records
SCHOOL CLOSURES
The Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District announced the cancellation of classes for the remainder of the day, Monday, due to power outages reported...
