Texans taking care of Texans: State recovers quickly thanks to people pitching in
(Source: Raycom Media)
and last updated 2021-03-04 20:41:05-05
LIMESTONE AND FREESTONE COUNTIES â Think about it for a moment, in our recent snow and ice storm, would you really have wanted to be in any other state?
Texas is beginning to recover quickly thanks to people pitching in. âI felt the need to help,â said Tim Rainey of Supreme Roofing.
Through a professional group, he managed to get several pallets of bottled water for his town from America s biggest retailer.
âThey called Walmart and Walmart said, yes, absolutely . It was awesome, he explained.
COVID-19, winter weather have strained nation s blood supply
and last updated 2021-03-03 21:00:16-05
The nation s blood supply is critically low as COVID-19 put a strain on the country s blood centers, and the weather made that situation even worse.
âItâs a bad time,â says Dr. Claudia Cohn, chief medical officer for the American Association of Blood Banks (AABB).
The AABB tries to keep blood safe by coordinating donations and transfusions.
âIâm used to hearing about emergency calls for blood and theyâre always answered. This is the first time in my memory that there is a call for blood and every center around the country is trying to scramble to fill the needs. In Texas, theyâre not entirely able. because theyâre at a low level at their own centers,â said Cohn, who also says there s a need everywhere.
President Joe Biden heard firsthand from Texans clobbered by this month's brutal winter weather on Friday as he and his wife made their first trip to a major disaster area since he took office.
It’s not funny when people die of the cold, but there was some innocent amusement to be had from the indignation of Texans unable to boil their drinking water.
Read more about US President Biden surveys Texas weather damage, encourages virus shots on Business Standard. President Joe Biden heard firsthand from Texans clobbered by this month s brutal winter weather on Friday