Why was Texas without power? How a winter storm pushed the state into crisis

The cold has loosened and the power’s back on for most Texans, but now burst pipes have flooded thousands of homes. And fixing pipes is one thing. Fixing a whole state is another.

Central Texas Food Bank serves more than 2200 households Saturday

According to the Central Texas Food Bank, 2,256 households were served, the second-highest total for an event like this. 

Arizona man heads to Texas to help repair water damaged homes

An Arizona man took it upon himself to head to Texas to help with restoring homes with water damage during a series of winter storms that left the Lone Star State devastated with no heat and undrinkable water.

TDEM provides update on statewide winter weather response

Chief Nim Kidd of TDEM said one of their top priorities right now is getting bottled water to people.

Senator seeks probe of natural gas price spikes during storm

A Democratic senator is calling for federal investigations into possible price gouging of natural gas in the Midwest and other regions following severe winter storms that plunged Texas and other states into a deep freeze that caused power outages in millions of homes and businesses.

Central Texas faces water shortage due to severe winter weather

County and City officials have been working around the clock to get water from all over the country and bring it to Austin.

Austin Energy says customers should not expect massive electric bills

Austin Energy said it was aware of media reports of energy bills in the thousands for some Texans, but that its customers should not expect the same.

President Biden declares major disaster in Texas

The extreme winter weather that left residents of Texas and other Southern states shivering through an unseasonal cold spell is testing President Joe Biden's disaster management skills.

Biden approves major disaster declaration in Texas

77 Texas counties have been approved for individual assistance from FEMA, including several in Central Texas.

Water departments warning North Texans to not flush anti-freeze down the toilet

Frozen and bursting water mains and pipes are a big concern for North Texans after the winter weather, but water departments are warning people to not flush anti-freeze down their toilet or other pipes.

Thousands of water bottles flown from Fort Worth to Austin

28,000 bottles of drinking water touched down at Austin-Bergstrom Friday night to be distributed at sites around Austin.

President Biden signs major disaster declaration for Texas following winter weather

President Joe Biden has signed a major disaster declaration for Texas as the entire state deals with the aftermath of severe winter weather earlier this week.