Shortages and likely contamination of water are the latest misery for residents who were left without heat or electricity for days after the ice and snow storms earlier in the week.
Still, the damage done by the winter storm that nearly collapsed the state’s power grid remains.
“We have a long way to go in terms of getting out of this, and our problems are just beginning frankly,” says Dallas Mayor Erik Johnson.
The biggest problem right now is water, with the city of Houston and many more communities under a boil order.
Distribution centers are providing bottled water to those without service, but supplies are limited.
Plumbers, meanwhile, are working around the clock to repair pipes burst by the frigid temperatures, and are also running short on parts and supplies.
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Southern cities slammed by winter storms that left millions without power for days have traded one crisis for another: Busted water pipes ruptured by record-low.