Covid 19 coronavirus: Like we re being cursed - first Covid and now waterlogged homes
23 Feb, 2021 01:10 AM
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Debbie Hargreaves, centre, and Stephen Culver, right, helped their father, Jim Culver, left, remove water from his living room in Killeen, Texas, on Saturday. Photo / Tamir Kalifa, The New York Times
Debbie Hargreaves, centre, and Stephen Culver, right, helped their father, Jim Culver, left, remove water from his living room in Killeen, Texas, on Saturday. Photo / Tamir Kalifa, The New York Times
New York Times
By: Jack Healy
Basics remain scarce in some parts of Texas, and many already battered by a year of the coronavirus now face a costly recovery.
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The Future of Texas
Good morning. We look at Texas’ big economic strengths and a threat to its future.
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Oil drilling rigs in West Odessa, Texas, last month.Credit.Tamir Kalifa for The New York Times
You can make a case that the U.S. state with the brightest long-term economic future is Texas.
It’s a more affordable place to live than much of the Northeast or West Coast and still has powerful ways to draw new residents, including a thriving cultural scene, a diverse population and top research universities. Its elementary schools and middle schools perform well above average in reading and math (and notably ahead of California’s), according to the Urban Institute.
Cracked Pipes, Frozen Wells, Offline Treatment Plants: A Texan Water Crisis
Electricity was restored to most Texans who had lost power after a winter storm, but water systems for nearly two-thirds of residents were disrupted, leaving millions without drinkable water.
From left, Trish Cope, Will Conte, Ziam Ghaznavi and Matthew Snyder returned home on Thursday after buying bottled water from a convenience store in Austin, which encouraged residents to conserve water.Credit.Tamir Kalifa for The New York Times
Published Feb. 18, 2021Updated Feb. 20, 2021
DALLAS Power began to flicker back on across much of Texas on Thursday, but millions across the state confronted another dire crisis: a shortage of drinkable water as pipes cracked, wells froze and water treatment plants were knocked offline.
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