Texas

The snow and ice that crippled some states across the South has melted, but it has exposed the fragility of aging waterworks that experts have been warning about for years.

A plumbing company from South Carolina is already conducting repairs, and two brothers are on their way to Texas from Virginia to help with the aftermath of last week’s storm.

Birds, bats and other wildlife appear to have taken a beating during the winter storm and deep freeze in the southern U.S. Scientists say it might take weeks or months to determine the extent of the harm.

The U.S. military is beginning to deliver shots at coronavirus vaccination centers in Texas and New York and says service members will start staffing four centers in Florida and one in Philadelphia next week.

President Joe Biden will visit Texas on Friday as the state begins its recovery from a devastating winter storm that caused serious damage to homes and businesses across the state and left many without power or clean water for days

Three children and their grandmother died in a house fire last week near Houston during a power outage as historic cold weather swept Texas, according to local officials, NBC News reports. Firefighters received an emergency call around 2 a.m. on Feb. 16 and arrived at Jackie Pham Nguyen’s home shortly after, only to find the structure already “engulfed” in flames,...

White House press secretary Jen Psaki announced on Tuesday that the Federal Emergency Management Agency was expanding disaster relief coverage for an additional 31 counties in Texas following the state’s devastating storms. Psaki also highlighted President Joe Biden’s upcoming trip to Houston to survey the damage.

When record cold temperatures, heavy snows and power outages hit Texas this week, many were stuck in their homes or stranded on the roads.

Seth Meyers takes a closer look at the Republican Party lying about the Green New Deal and the 2020 election as Texas experiences an unprecedented power crisis.

Jimmy Fallon addresses Sen. Ted Cruz doing damage control after his controversial trip to Mexico.

The family of Cristian Pavón-Piñeda, an 11-year-old boy who died last Tuesday amid winter storms that shook Texas and left millions in subfreezing cold without power, has filed a lawsuit against utility providers.

A driver in San Antonio, Texas, pulled over after she saw a dog out in the freezing weather. To lure him into the car, she used the tortillas she had just bought.

The disaster can be traced to mistakes by Texas’ leadership and faults created by decades of opposition to more regulations and preparation.

After unusual icy weather left millions of Texans without power, some are facing another crisis: Sky-high electricity bills

The extreme winter weather that left residents of Texas and other Southern states shivering through an unseasonal cold spell is testing President Joe Biden’s disaster management skills

With the snow and ice clearing in Texas after days of unusual cold, authorities are finding the bodies of people who likely froze to death as they struggled to stay warm after electricity was cut to millions.

Higher temperatures are spreading across the southern United States, bringing some relief to a region weary of winter

“The last thing an awful lot of people need right now is a higher electric bill — and that’s unfortunately something a lot of people will get stuck with.”

The massive winter storm that walloped the South this week left thousands of Texans without power and running water. Inside the walls of several Texas prisons and jails, incarcerated people have faced abominable conditions, according to interviews with inmates, family members and advocates. Many facilities have gone long stretches with no heat, leaving inmates shivering in their cells. A lack…

Scientist Michael Mann explained why the U.S. must go “well beyond those Paris commitments” as President Joe Biden rejoined the Paris Climate Agreement Friday.