Sine Die Press Release by: Rep. Holland, Justin 05/31/2021 AUSTIN, TX – State Representative Justin Holland (Heath) successfully completed what may prove to be
Report: Death Toll from Texas Winter Storm Could Be Five Times Higher Than State Says
Analysis by BuzzFeed News reveals that an estimated 702 people died due to the storms
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According to a BuzzFeed News analysis of CDC data and public records, an estimated 702 people were killed by the winter storm that wiped out power and gas to much of the state amid freezing temperatures, a number nearly five times higher than the state has reported.
According to the state of Texas, only 151 people died from causes related to the storm. But using historical data, BuzzFeed News built a model for how many deaths would be expected during the week of the storm, discounted deaths from Covid-19 and compared those numbers to counts of actual deaths from the CDC a common method for determining the death toll of natural disasters. According to the report, the data suggests that between 426-978 more people died than would have been expected in Texas for the