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As natural gas fired plants, utility scale wind power and coal plants tripped offline due to the extreme cold brought by the winter storm, the amount of power supplied to the grid to be distributed across the state fell rapidly. Credit: Miguel Gutierrez Jr./The Texas Tribune

Texas was "seconds and minutes" away from catastrophic monthslong blackouts, officials say

Thu, 02/18/2021 - 2:55pm

Texas’ power grid was “seconds and minutes” away from a catastrophic failure that could have left Texans in the dark for months, officials with the entity that operates the gri

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Texas leaders failed to heed warnings that left the state's power grid vulnerable to winter extremes, experts say

Thu, 02/18/2021 - 2:54pm

Millions of Texans have gone days without power or heat in subfreezing temperatures broug

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Texas power outages below 500,000 but water woes persists

Thu, 02/18/2021 - 2:48pm

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Power was restored to more homes and businesses in Texas on Thursday after a deadly blast of winter this week overwhelmed the electrical grid and left millions shivering in the

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H-E-B customers waited outside the San Marcos location at 641 E. Hopkins St. on Wednesday. Lines stretched around the block down to the Bobcat Stadium parking lot. Those in line said they waited over 35 minutes to get into the store. Daily Record photo by Nick Castillo

Thursday updates: Grocery openings, boil advisory, warming shelters

Thu, 02/18/2021 - 10:22am

Snow is falling across San Marcos Thursday morning.

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Above, a car crashes into a ditch after hitting a patch of ice on Old Ranch Road 12 on Wednesday. Daily Record photos by Gerald Castillo

WINTER WEATHER STICKS AROUND

Wed, 02/17/2021 - 10:44pm

San Marcos was hit with another round of winter precipitation Tuesday night as roads froze overnight.

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San Marcos Consolidated ISD announced Wednesday that it would close its campuses and offices through Friday. The district plans to resume normal operations on Monday, Feb. 22. Daily Record file photo

San Marcos CISD, SMA remain closed through end of week

Wed, 02/17/2021 - 10:36pm

San Marcos Consolidated ISD and San Marcos Academy will remain closed through the end of the week as one final winter weather pattern blows through the area Thursday.

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The Economist: Public Transit and COVID

Wed, 02/17/2021 - 10:28pm

With the spread of COVID-19 in early 2020, one of the vital services impacted was public transit.

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Gov. Greg Abbott doesn’t know when suffering Texans will have water or power again

Wed, 02/17/2021 - 10:24pm

As millions of Texans continue struggling through a dayslong winter storm without power or potable water, Gov.

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Texans running out of food as weather crisis cripples supply chain

Wed, 02/17/2021 - 10:17pm

The state's week of weather hell started with a deadly

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Power outages linger for millions as another icy storm looms

Wed, 02/17/2021 - 10:13pm

AUSTIN (AP) — Millions of Americans endured another frigid day without electricity or heat in the aftermath of a deadly winter storm as utility crews raced to restore power before another blast of