As millions of Texans continue struggling through a dayslong winter storm without power or potable water, Gov. Greg Abbott provided few details Wednesday on when they can expect their situations to improve.
In Abbott’s first press conference since winter weather battered the state’s power infrastructure, the governor and other state officials largely deferred residents to state and local non-emergency numbers. Some 2.7 million households were still without power Wednesday morning.
Abbott said he had ordered natural gas producers in Texas to stop selling fuel outside of the state and to instead sell it to the state’s power generators in an attempt to help restore electricity to millions of residents still without it. Abbott also said more power is being brought online to get people’s electricity back. When asked which areas should expect restored power or when that may happen, the governor said he did not know.
