Good morning, Houston. We have a long day ahead of us. Chronicle staff will be reporting all day. Here my two stories from yesterday:
Fighting the freeze:
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/First-responders-in-thick-of-battle-against-cold-15952683.php
Vaccine spoilage:
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Harris-County-hustles-to-distribute-8-400-15952293.php
Fighting the freeze:
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/First-responders-in-thick-of-battle-against-cold-15952683.php
Vaccine spoilage:
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Harris-County-hustles-to-distribute-8-400-15952293.php
If you’re driving today, be careful: Black ice a slippery surprise likely on area roads as re-freeze looms https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-weather/article/Black-ice-a-slippery-surprise-likely-on-area-15952557.php
Want answers about why the Texas power grid totally dropped the ball? Here they are: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/energy/article/Wholesale-power-prices-spiking-across-Texas-15951684.php
And check out our liveblog , with regular news and weather updates: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-weather/article/Live-weather-updates-Houston-snow-winter-storm-15951522.php
And the freeze forced us not to print deliver papers, a first: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-weather/article/To-our-subscribers-Newspaper-delivery-may-be-15951718.php
Since the freeze halted our printing press, here's a look at our front page, with stories by me, @zachdespart, @nkhensley, @MarcydeLuna, @AmandaDrane and @Becca_Carballo. You can read all the stories online, however! http://www.houstonchronicle.com
And last night we reported that authorities discovered six dogs left in bitter cold at a Houston body shop. Five survived. https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-weather/article/Six-dogs-left-in-bitter-cold-at-Houston-body-15952828.php?utm_campaign=CMS%20Sharing%20Tools%20(Premium)&utm_source=t.co&utm_medium=referral
Two people died from carbon monoxide poisoning in a home in west Houston -- bringing the number of deaths attributable to the deep freeze to at least three. The number is all but certain sure to rise in the coming days. https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Woman-girl-dead-from-carbon-monoxide-poisoning-15953414.php?utm_campaign=CMS%20Sharing%20Tools%20(Premium)&utm_source=t.co&utm_medium=referral
Looks like that number will rise to seven, with a Sugar Land fire claiming at least four lives. More TK
What you need to know today about the power outages around Texas https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/energy/article/5-things-to-know-about-Texas-winter-storm-today-15953422.php?utm_campaign=CMS%20Sharing%20Tools%20(Premium)&utm_source=t.co&utm_medium=referral