Number of deaths counted from Texas blackout catastrophe approaches 200
The recorded death toll from Winter Storm Uri in Texas continues to rise as more information on the full scale of human suffering comes out. A recent
Houston Chronicle analysis linked 194 deaths to the February storm according, making it one of the worst natural disasters in the state in the last 100 years. The toll is almost three times the direct fatalities resulting from Hurricane Harvey in 2017 which at the time was the deadliest storm to hit Texas since 1919.
The official count is still ongoing with additional deaths already linked to the storm. The state’s death rate, which was already higher than normal due to the COVID-19 pandemic, was 8 percent above the already high level during the week of the blackouts.
Major change coming for people in 361 area code
Dialing 10 digits rather than just seven will soon be required
The way people in Corpus Christi and across much of Texas make phone calls is about to change. Soon phone users will have to dial 10 digits rather than just seven to make calls. This will especially affect people who make calls from contact lists on their cell phones.
Affected Texas area codes include 361, 940, 254, 409, 806, 830 and 915.
The change is due to an order from the Federal Communications Commission that approved 988 as the abbreviated dialing code for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. The 361 area code is one of several in Texas that include 988 prefixes, meaning someone dialing that prefix will automatically be sent to the suicide hotline.
Major change coming for people in 940 area code
Dialing 10 digits rather than just seven will soon be required
The way people in Wichita Falls and across much of Texas make phone calls is about to change. Soon phone users will have to dial 10 digits rather than just seven to make calls. This will especially affect people who make calls from contact lists on their cell phones.
Other affected Texas area codes include 254, 361, 409, 806, 830 and 915.
The change is due to an order from the Federal Communications Commission that approved 988 as the abbreviated dialing code for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. The 940 area code is one of several in Texas that include 988 prefixes, meaning someone dialing that prefix will automatically be sent to the suicide hotline.
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