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Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Reports of frigid weather are enough to freeze even the toughest Texans with fear. The incoming arctic blast predicted to ...

SAN ANTONIO — Many of us are concerned about keeping power after the deadly February 2021 winter storm left Texans in the dark for days, but we are unlikely to have a repeat power problem this week.

(Bloomberg) -- The US Energy Department declared a power emergency in Texas, citing a shortage of electricity as an Arctic winter blast causes power plants to fail. The order allows the state’s grid ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- With an arctic blast forecasted for the Greater Houston area on Thursday and Friday, some people living in the area are concerned about whether our state's power grid will be ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Texans could have a dark, cold Christmas if an Arctic blast headed east ...

Power lines in Houston are shown after the devastating 2021 winter storm, Feb. 16, 2021. The operator of Texas' electric grid expects the grid to handle the arctic cold front that's set to roll in ...