<figcaption> St. David's South Austin Medical Center on Thursday. Hospitals across Texas faced several operational challenges this week due to the catastrophic winter storm that disrupted power, water and food supplies. <cite>Credit: Miguel Gutierrez Jr./The Texas Tribune</cite>
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As Texas restores power after a devastating week of freezing temperatures and winter storms, the state is confronting a new crisis: overwhelmed water systems that could extend misery for much of the population.
Icy roads kept a pregnant Texas woman from reaching the nearest birthing center early Monday, so, the medical director of the tiny Bayside Community Hospital.
Nearly half of Texans remain under boil-water advisories as broken pipes wreak havoc on supplies krdo.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from krdo.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
An emergency on top of a pandemic : Texas hospital workers scramble as winter storm hampered operations click2houston.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from click2houston.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.