February 17, 2021
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“I have never, in my 27 years that I have grown up in Texas, ever experienced something like this. This is completely new to me. It s a little bit nerve-wracking,” Areli Gonzalez said.
No power and no heat. That’s what millions of Texans are facing as a historic winter storm grips the state.
And now there are concerns hotels are jacking up prices as people look to escape the cold.
“We got the room at the price it was supposed to be booked at. But I did hear about [price gouging]. And it honestly made me completely upset at the fact that there are health care workers that need to get to work safely to be able to take care of people, and if they re price gouging, that s completely unfair,” Gonzalez said.