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1 more Hard Freeze Warning tonight before a warming trend


February 20, 2021

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — We can do it, Houston! There’s one more night of Arctic cold on the way. A Hard Freeze Warning has been issued for areas northwest of Houston for Friday night through Saturday morning. This means pipes are in jeopardy of freezing up and bursting again. Keep your pets inside, protect those pipes, and leave your plants …

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SPCA investigators rescue animals without shelter during historic freeze


February 20, 2021

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houston SPCA investigators are responding to hundreds of calls of animals being left out in the bitter cold. They found one dog frozen to death in Sugar Land on Monday, and the fear now is that we could find even more victims as people who left their homes during this crisis return home. “A lot of …

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Isolated power outages, high electricity bills continue to worry Houstonians


February 20, 2021

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A few thousand Houstonians were still without power as of Friday afternoon, including two-week-old Luna and her family. “It’s day five for us, we’ve been off since Monday at noon,” said frustrated mother Liana Cassell, as she cradled Luna in her arms. “It’s freezing, you can see breath in my house, it’s so cold.” Cassell and …

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Will schools and universities across the Houston area resume classes next week?


February 20, 2021

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Many local school districts are resuming classes Monday after administrators say there’s a need for children to get back to some level of normalcy. “Like so many of our families and staff, I am truly looking forward to returning to some sense of normalcy,” Katy ISD’s Superintendent Ken Gregorski said in a YouTube video. Katy ISD …

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Mandatory power plant winterization coming to blame-shifting Texas


February 20, 2021

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — As power returns, the crisis continues for millions of Texans who are still boiling their drinking water. Meanwhile, politicians continue to shift blame. Our  looked at how Texas was left so vulnerable, starting with Gov. Greg Abbott who appoints the Public Utility Commission. The Public Utility Commission oversees ERCOT and allowed it to make power plant …

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These are the places giving out free water due to outages


February 20, 2021

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The winter storm and subsequent power and water outages have left many in Houston and surrounding areas scrambling to find fresh, clean water and provide for their families. As a result of the water issues, Houston is expected to remain under a boil water notice through Monday, Feb. 22. But many other cities’ residents are suffering, …

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