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February 20, 2021

Rick Perry says Biden can't fix Texas power crisis with more regulations

Former Energy Secretary Rick Perry said Friday that more regulation isn’t the answer to Texas’ power crisis that left millions of residents without electricity or heat this week due to a brutal winter storm.

February 20, 2021

Texas county records 10 hypothermia deaths; official calls for accountability

Texans deserve answers over a "manmade" power crisis spurred by a deadly winter storm that has ravaged the state, a top county official said Friday.

February 20, 2021

Some Texans' electricity bills skyrocket as high as $17,000 during winter storm

After a deadly winter storm left millions in Texas without power this week -- along with shortages of food and clean water -- some Texans are now seeing exorbitant electricity bills.

February 20, 2021

Kacey Musgraves joins celeb pile-on against Ted Cruz, hawks T-shirts to raise storm-relief cash

"Slow Burn" singer Kacey Musgraves trolled traveling U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz with T-shirts reading: "Cruzin' for a bruzin'."

February 19, 2021

Texas power grid operator ERCOT sued over blackouts

A Corpus Christi resident filed suit against the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) on Friday, alleging the power grid operator should be held liable after failing to adequately prepare for winter conditions that left state residents without power in recent days.

February 19, 2021

LIVE UPDATES: Biden to declare emergency as Texas power grid stabilizes, authorities hand out water, blankets

Texas’ grid operators announced Friday that the state's electrical system has returned to normal for the first time since a blast of wintry weather knocked out power to more than 4 million customers earlier this week.

February 19, 2021

Texas Temperatures climb, power outages repaired but food and water shortages remain

Even with conditions improving in Texas and other winter weather-stricken swaths of the South, residents are still dealing with food and water shortages as forecasts look warmer and utility companies have restored power to millions.

February 19, 2021

Hillary Clinton jabs Cruz: 'Don't vote for anyone you wouldn't trust with your dog'

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton took aim at Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz Friday, for his decision to fly with his family to Cancun, Mexico amid devastating winter storms — and allegedly leaving his poodle behind.

February 19, 2021

Politico declares Cruz revived 'the age of political scandal' as Cuomo nursing home controversy blows up

Politico declared Friday that the controversy surrounding Republican Sen. Ted Cruz's trip to Cancun amid a deadly winter storm in his home state of Texas marks the revival of the "age of political scandal".

February 19, 2021

84-year-old Texas woman who lost Army vet son to COVID-19 dies of hypothermia

An 84-year-old Texas woman who lost her son, an Army veteran, to COVID-19 earlier this year has died of hypothermia, according to local reports.