Новости за 16.02.2021

The utility said it is not using rotating outages anymore and only doing prolonged, controlled outages because it can not take anymore circuits off the grid to start rotating outages.

The move comes as Abbott declared reform of the council, which manages power flow in the state, an emergency item for the current legislative session.

Police haven't released many details about the incident other than they received the call at 6:46 a.m. and they will share more information when they are able.

As of Tuesday morning, over four million Texans are without power after planned rolling blackouts were never brought back online.

H-E-B says it will open its Central Texas locations from 12-5 p.m., and Fiesta Mart said on its Facebook page they'll open at 8 a.m. The H-E-B openings include stores in Dripping Springs and Wimberley.

On Tuesday morning in Austin, about 40% of Austin Energy Customers without power and many others in the area, are well over 24 hours in the dark and the cold.

Oncor sent out a news release saying that “at this time, ERCOT is unable to predict when grid conditions will stabilize.” Oncor said it is urging all customers to prepare for extended outages to continue.

Mandy McClendon, a spokesperson for the airport, said while there isn't a detailed plan for Wednesday yet, people should plan for more delays and cancelations.

Cedar Park Police say they are again having to reroute 911 calls to dispatchers with the Williamson County Sheriff's Office due to an ongoing problem with their phone lines.

If you have been outside for any length of time, you may have noticed your phone rapidly losing power. Just like extreme heat, our cell phones cannot handle extreme cold.

The area is reeling from its first-ever Wind Chill Warning, and bitter cold temperatures behind heavy snowfall and ice accumulations aren’t offering any help to make roads passable. The Wind Chill Warning continues through 12 p.m. Tuesday.

KXAN has now received reports out of Georgetown, Leander and east Austin, where frozen propane tanks are losing pressure.

Here's where unhoused persons can go if they are having difficulty surviving the cold. People with pets won't be turned away and will be helped by Animal Services.

"Right now we have a window, it started this morning, some 24 hours depending on where you are in the state, 24 to 36 hours or so to get as much done as we can. And that's what we've been working on it and working to get everything just pushed out of the way keeping the major roadways open," Michael Lee explained. TxDOT's efforts to clear as much as possible before the next round of precipitation.

If times weren’t hard enough for nursing and assisted living facilities in Central Texas, the most severe winter weather in living memory is throwing another obstacle--power outage--at these homes for the most vulnerable.

Williamson County Emergency Medical Services received triple its usual number of injury-related calls on Valentine’s Day due to the icy roads and sidewalks.