Matthew Halloran in line at Boerne's HEB
The San Antonio community suffered power outages and water problems over the past week, but they were hardly alone.
Residents in Boerne also endured all the problems a historic winter storm would pose. But some of them made the most of the challenge.
About five inches of snow fell in Boerne during the worst of the storm, and that was on top of a quarter inch of ice in the form of sleet that preceded it.
Social media buzzed with people highlighting frozen pipes and other difficulties.
On Wednesday afternoon, as the weather briefly improved and the snow began to melt, Boerne’s H-E-B was packed. Only one of its two entrances were open, and a long line of about 50 or so shoppers snaked slowly to the door.