As of this morning, roughly 2. 5 million texans were without power which many are using to heat their homes and dozen have died. Some due to their desperate attempts to stay warm. This isnt because of the storm knocked down power lines. Natural Gas Pipelines have frozen. Water systems have gone down. The frigid temperatures remain and a second winter storm system is only worsening the situation. How did this happen . Well, look, this isnt a typical disruption. Most of us that are used to when the storms are the ones that knock down powers or sometimes ice brings down a tree branch which brings down power. This cold spell led to demand in power. Beyond what the emergency grid demanded for. Its had forced power outages. They could last for days. The disaster is also put a spotlight on the states governments and its decision to run a power grid away from the rest of the country. Short term it has, long term another story. Perhaps the crisis has been a warning for government officials abou