February 17, 2021 Texas woman, child dead from carbon monoxide poisoning; 13 kids treated overnight in state A Texas woman and child were found dead Tuesday due to carbon monoxide poisoning after a car was left running in a garage to generate heat during the winter storm, according to authorities.
February 16, 2021 Texas mayor quits after saying residents are ‘lazy’ amid outages A Texas mayor has resigned over controversial social media posts that called his constituents lazy for complaining about power outages, according to a report.
February 16, 2021 Chuck Todd makes awkward remark amid deadly Texas winter storm: The only upside is people might wear a mask MSNBC anchor Chuck Todd raised eyebrows on Tuesday with what appeared to be a knock on Texas residents who are suffering from the fallout of a deadly winter storm.
February 16, 2021 NTSB investigating 133-car pileup that left six people dead in Texas The National Transportation Safety Board announced it is launching an investigation into the 133-car pileup that left six people dead and dozens injured in Fort Worth, Texas Thursday.
February 16, 2021 Gov. Abbott orders investigation into Texas energy company amid blackouts, freezing temperatures Calling it “anything but reliable,” Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ordered an investigation into the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) amid statewide blackouts in freezing temperatures.
February 16, 2021 Texas medical examiner’s office expects increase in cold weather-related deaths, requests refrigerated trucks The Galveston County Medical Examiner’s Office is requesting refrigerated trucks in anticipation of more fatalities from a brutally cold winter storm in Texas this week that has already claimed at least 10 lives and left millions without power.
February 16, 2021 Texas officials race to administer 5,000 COVID vaccines after power outage A freezer storing more than 8,000 COVID-19 vaccines in Texas suffered a power outage due to an arctic blast — forcing officials to race to administer the supply to inmates, college students and hospitals.
February 16, 2021 Winter weather in Texas impacts pro, college sports The wintry blast causing misery across Texas has prompted the postponement of an NBA game in Dallas, a second consecutive NHL game and disrupted the college basketball schedule for a number of teams.
February 16, 2021 Houston Burger King drive-thru backed up for hours during winter storm A major snowstorm really took the fast out of fast-food.
February 16, 2021 LIVE UPDATES: Winter weather sweeps through US A blast of wintry weather across the U.S. is being blamed for at least 10 deaths as of Tuesday.
