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What local officials think about the Texas winter storm disaster
SAN ANTONIO – One month ago, Texas was in the middle of a brutal winter storm that left millions of homeowners struggling to find warmth without power and water as the snowstorm knocked power generators offline.
Though Texas avoided a catastrophic monthslong blackout by the forced outages implemented by the state’s power grid the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) an untold number of people died in the storm and the vast property damage reported due to busted pipes led to a major disaster declaration approved by President Joe Biden.
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A vehicle drives on IH-10 westbound on Monday, Feb. 15, 2021. Several inches of snow fell in the city from Sunday, Feb. 14, starting in the evening through the early morning hours of Monday, Feb. 15, 2021. A few vehicles and people were out either to see the spectacle or to try to head to work.Kin Man Hui, San Antonio Express-News / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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A person and their dog cross Houston Street Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021 as snow grips the city for the second time in a week, the result of an arctic air mass that sent temperatures plummeting and resulted in rolling blackouts across the city and the state. At one point about 1/3 of all CPS Energy customers were without electricity.William Luther, Staff / William LutherShow MoreShow Less
San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg names panel to probe city s preparedness, response to winter storm
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Community advocate Queta Rodriguez helps Arnulfo Lopez, 65, who is legally blind, set his thermostat for heat shortly after electricity returned to his apartment after several days without at Col. George Cisneros Apartments in San Antonio on Feb. 16, 2021. Lopez had never used the heat due to sinus issues in his five years of living there but felt he had to have heat now and could not read it on his own.Lisa Krantz, Staff / Staff photographer
San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenbeg has appointed a panel to investigate whether city government could have done more to prepare San Antonio residents for last week’s devastating winter storm, which cut off power, heat and water to a significant chunk of the city.