SAN ANTONIO, Texas — John Henderson’s power first went out Tuesday morning and stayed off for 2 hours, and then came back on around 7 p.m., then was back off again around midnight and hasn’t been on since, he said. What the San Antonio resident is most concerned about right now though, is his wife’s
Continue Reading SAN ANTONIO, Texas — The Texas deep freeze is causing casualties among humans and animals alike. After rolling power outages plunged much of the state into darkness early this week, animals at the San Antonio Primarily Primates sanctuary froze to death in the winter weather. Among the casualties were a chimpanzee, many monkeys, some lemurs
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EL PASO, Texas — Former El Paso congressman Beto O’Rourke, who has hinted at a run for Texas’ chief executive position, ripped into Gov. Greg Abbott for his appearance on a conservative talk show that claimed wind turbines and solar energy were primarily to blame for power outages across Texas as the electrical grid buckled.
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COLORADO CITY, Texas — The mayor of this Texas town of about 4,000 people stepped down Tuesday in the wake of a controversial social media post in which he said residents without electricity and water due to a winter storm are “lazy” and “weak,” adding that local government and utility services owed them “nothing,” ABC
Continue Reading DALLAS, Texas — A deep freeze has sent Texas electricity prices soaring 10,000%. Let’s get into it. FROZEN OVER Unthinkably cold temperatures have knocked Texas’ energy facilities offline. Electricity prices spiked more than 10,000% when the winter storm hit this week. There are blackouts across the state. More than 4 million Texans were without power
Continue Reading HOUSTON, Texas — Some of the warmest places in Texas, where rolling power outages are occurring across the chilly state, are inside cars and trucks parked in the driveway of a home without electricity. Chey Louis of Irving told CNN his family in Grand Prairie had planned a small socially distanced gathering to celebrate his
Continue Reading ABILENE, Texas — Millions of Americans reeling from a deadly storm and massive power outages are about to get walloped by more winter weather. Already, about 2,000 records for low temperatures have been shattered this past week, CNN meteorologist Dave Hennen said. On Tuesday alone, at least 20 cities suffered their coldest weather in history.
Continue Reading ODESSA, Texas — Even mighty Texas, the energy powerhouse of America, is feeling the wrath of Mother Nature. A deep freeze this week in the Lone Star state, which relies on electricity to heat many homes, is causing power demand to skyrocket. At the same time, natural gas, coal, wind and nuclear facilities in Texas
Continue Reading DALLAS, Texas — The coldest temperatures in decades hit a large portion of the Central and Southern Plains on Tuesday morning, with lows dropping below zero all the way down to Texas. Hundreds of record low temperatures have been set with the current cold blast, and many locations Tuesday morning saw their coldest temperatures seen
Continue Reading HOUSTON, Texas — Some of the warmest places in Texas, where rolling power outages are occurring across the chilly state, are inside cars and trucks parked in the driveway of a home without electricity. Chey Louis of Irving told CNN his family in Grand Prairie had planned a small socially distanced gathering to celebrate his
Continue Reading HOUSTON, Texas — Texas health officials say the bad weather has delayed the shipment of more Covid-19 vaccines to the state until at least Wednesday. Meantime, officials in Houston indicated massive power outages across Texas – because of the winter storm – knocked out electricity to a facility storing over 8,000 doses of Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine. The
Continue Reading Texas is colder than it’s been in decades, one of at least 25 states under a winter weather advisory during this week’s historic cold outbreak. But as Texans scramble to stay warm, rolling power outages have begun across the state following high demand. Millions of customers across the US have lost power, with much of
Continue Reading BROWNSVILLE, Texas — Oil is back, thanks to a strange brew of vaccines, economic optimism and a wintry mix in the Deep South. A rare bout of winter weather in Texas helped catapult US oil above $60 a barrel for the first time since January 2020. Snow fell as far south as Brownsville, where measurable
Continue Reading HOUSTON, Texas — Rolling power blackouts were ordered across Texas early Monday morning as a winter storm gripped the state. The rotating outages will likely last throughout Monday morning and could continue until the state’s weather emergency ends, said the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), a major grid operator that controls about 90% of
Continue Reading DALLAS, Texas — There’s “no shortage of winter weather hazards” across the U.S. Sunday morning, with more than 150 million Americans under weather warnings, watches or advisories, according to the Weather Prediction Center. RELATED STORY: Winter Storm Warning for Borderland as snow, cold arrive; Transmountain road closed But there’s one particularly ferocious winter storm that’s taking aim at
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UPDATE, Feb. 13: Gov. Greg Abbott on Saturday urged Texans to stay alert as the National Weather Service issued winter storm warnings or watches for most of the state. He also said experts fear that electricity demand during the frigid temperatures could cause power outages. RELATED STORY: Winter Weather Advisory in El Paso, Dona Ana
Continue Reading DALLAS, Texas — A 32-year-old man was charged with intoxication manslaughter after a car he was driving allegedly struck and killed a Dallas police officer who was blocking the scene of an earlier accident on an expressway, police said. Officer Mitchell Penton was standing outside his squad car with his emergency lights on when another
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EL PASO, Texas — A man with a gun helped save the lives of possibly dozens of people inside the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas. Stephen Willeford is in El Paso sharing his story about what happened Nov. 5, 2017. He’s also here to shed light on a new documentary. A Miracle on
Continue Reading SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Authorities looking into a suspected human smuggling event after panicked callers to 911 reported being inside a tanker trailer in Texas have taken one person into custody. According to a statement from a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesperson, “One individual has been taken into custody in relation to the alleged
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AUSTIN, TEXAS — Texas reported 324 more deaths Friday from the coronavirus as the state’s pandemic death toll topped 40,000. The Texas Department of State Health Services said the state’s Covid-19 deaths now total 40,095. El Paso’s portion of that pandemic death toll stands at 1,820 as of Friday. However, the actual number of deaths is believed
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HOUSTON, Texas — The Houston Texans have parted ways with three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year J.J. Watt. ESPN reported that Watt had asked to be released. He had one year remaining on a 6-year, $100 million contract. The star defensive end was drafted with the 11th overall pick by the Texans in 2011
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FORT WORTH, Texas — At least six people were killed and dozens more injured Thursday morning following an icy, more than 100-vehicle freeway pileup, according to Fort Worth police and fire officials. In all, 65 people were hurt in the accident; 36 were taken to hospitals from the crash, several with critical injuries, said Matt
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DALLAS, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Thursday that announcements are likely “coming soon” about relaxing Covid-19 restrictions in Texas as cases and hospitalizations continue to drop. Abbott spoke at a round-table discussion in Dallas with small business owners about the state’s role in supporting small businesses during the pandemic. As more Texans continue to get
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AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Tribune hosted a discussion with Texas education commissioner Mike Morath on Thursday about the state of public education in Texas. Among the topics included the STAAR test, funding last session’s school finance bill, learning loss, broadband access and more. Gov. Greg Abbott appointed Morath as education commissioner in 2016. In this role,
Continue Reading AUSTIN, Texas — State officials plan to roll out a $1.3 billion rental assistance program for Texans struggling to keep up with housing payments during a shaky economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. The new program comes after a separate state initiative was criticized for its limited scope and because many landlords declined to participate.
Continue Reading DALLAS, Texas — The Dallas Mavericks will resume playing the National Anthem prior to home games having previously not played it in 11 regular season games at American Airlines Center. Mavericks owner Mark Cuban directed the team to stop playing the anthem before the season, according to multiple reports, and a team spokesperson on Wednesday
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EL PASO, Texas — Historic wildfires, excessive heat, and drought are all things that we experienced in the Southwest and West Coast this past year. It’s safe to say that last year was brutal–it was the second hottest summer on record. The Borderland along with Arizona battled record heat. El Paso had 57 100-degree days
Continue Reading SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Texas authorities are searching for a white tanker truck after disturbing 911 calls in which people pleaded for help in Spanish and claimed they were inside the vehicle, CNN affiliate KABB reported. “It’s heartbreaking to hear because clearly behind the caller, in the background, you can hear others in the car,
Continue Reading PRESIDIO COUNTY, Texas — A livestream of a virtual court proceeding in Texas took an “appawling” turn when a lawyer appeared as a cat on screen. Judge Roy B. Ferguson of the 394th Judicial District Court in Texas kindly addressed the cat in the virtual room, suggesting that attorney Rod Ponton adjust his Zoom settings.
Continue Reading WASHINGTON, DC — A wide array of Senate Republicans harshly criticized former President Donald Trump’s defense team on the opening day of his second impeachment trial, arguing that Trump attorney Bruce Castor had delivered a rambling and unfocused argument in making the case that the proceedings are unconstitutional. “I thought the President’s lawyer, the first
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