The power and water outages in Texas have created a situation that’s worse than even the early days of the pandemic. Grocery store, fast food and gasoline lines are longer than ever. Many stores are closed, including pharmacies. 1/

Many vulnerable people can’t eat because they can’t get electricity or water to cook and can’t get on the roads because of the dangerous conditions. At the same time, few orgs are actually delivering food and water to people. 2/

Some neighborhoods have been without power for two days while others haven’t lost it at all. These blackouts aren’t rolling - they’re just blackouts without any schedule for when power is coming back on. 3/

We need resources to get essential food and medical supplies to people who can’t get to a warming center or relative’s house. We’re headed for another deep freeze in San Antonio tonight and tmrw - starting another potentially lethal cycle. 4/

Meanwhile - potential price gouging by energy suppliers, hotels and other businesses is occurring through the state because of scarcity. No price gouging at H-E-B but here’s just one shelf from earlier today: 5/