These images are undoubtedly real, but they do not necessarily tell the entire story.
Texas has truly struggled to deal with the winter storm. The state’s power grid, which operates independently from the country’s power grid, was overwhelmed during the storm and left millions of people without power. In many areas of the state, city officials also struggled to clear roads of snow. In Texarkana, for example, where the above-displayed video was filmed, traffic practically ground to a halt due to the snow, and crews at the city’s airport were using construction equipment to clear runways.
The Texarkana Tribune reported on Feb. 16, 2021: