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State leaders proving roughly as reliable as state grid during winter weather fiasco
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Maria Laboy talks to people on the phone while staying at Lakewood Church Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, in Houston. Laboy came to the warm center on Monday night due to lost of power at her place.Yi-Chin Lee, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer
Take heart, Texans: Gov. Greg Abbott has noticed that it’s been a tough few days for you and your family.
“The Electric Reliability Council of Texas has been anything but reliable over the past 48 hours,” Abbott said in a statement Tuesday, announcing that he had decided to list ERCOT reform as one of his emergency items for this year’s legislative session, which began in January.
Joel Osteen s Lakewood Church opens doors during bitter-cold weather
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Lakewood Church in Houston, shown on March 23, 2020, in Houston, opened its doors to those seeking shelter during a bitter-cold snap and power outages that gripped the area starting on Feb. 16, 2021.Godofredo A. Vásquez, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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Laneisha Whitfield kisses her six-month-old son, CJ Whitfield, while her family is staying at Lakewood Church Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, in Houston. The Whitfield family has lost power for more than 24 hours to they decided to come to the warm center and planed to stay for the night.Yi-Chin Lee, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less