Good morning, Houston. We’ve got another long day ahead of us. @jaspscherer has this story about the Water crisis unfolding here amid power outages, frozen pipes https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-weather/article/houston-water-crisis-energy-weather-cold-power-15958635.php?utm_campaign=CMS%20Sharing%20Tools%20(Premium)&utm_source=t.co&utm_medium=referral
Our editorial board doesn’t mince words in its advice to @GregAbbott_TX: Editorial: Abbott's 'wind turbine' excuse full of hot air. Get serious. People are dying. https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/editorials/article/Editorial-Governor-Abbott-s-wind-turbine-15958637.php?utm_campaign=CMS%20Sharing%20Tools%20(Premium)
Nearly 75% of CenterPoint customers have power https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-weather/article/Live-weather-updates-Houston-snow-winter-storm-15951522.php?utm_campaign=CMS%20Sharing%20Tools%20(Premium)
And yes, we heard about the @tedcruz thing. We’re looking into it.
New Caney home burns as man seeks supplies during winter freeze https://www.houstonchronicle.com/neighborhood/kingwood/news/article/New-Caney-home-burns-as-man-seeks-supplies-during-15958761.php?utm_campaign=CMS%20Sharing%20Tools%20(Premium)
A lot of people are blaming wind turbines for the power grid cluster. That’s incorrect: No, frozen wind turbines aren't the main culprit for Texas' power outages https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-weather/article/No-frozen-wind-turbines-aren-t-the-main-15957974.php?utm_campaign=CMS%20Sharing%20Tools%20(Premium)
Hotels fill up around Houston as people seek power, water and warmth amid frigid weather https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-weather/article/Hotels-fill-up-in-Houston-as-people-seek-power-15958553.php?utm_campaign=CMS%20Sharing%20Tools%20(Premium)
One Texas mayor thought it would be cool to write a Facebook post about how the ‘Strong will survive, weak will perish' before deleting it. https://www.houstonchronicle.com/life/article/Texas-mayor-Facebook-post-winter-storm-ice-weather-15958428.php?utm_campaign=CMS%20Sharing%20Tools%20(Premium)&utm_source=t.co&utm_medium=referral
Houston sees long lines, limited supply of water and other essentials https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-weather/article/Long-lines-limited-supply-greet-customers-15957659.php?utm_campaign=CMS%20Sharing%20Tools%20(Premium)
Biz reporters @MarcydeLuna and @AmandaDrane have this story: Epic power fail: Why millions of Texans are still without heat and electricity https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/article/Epic-power-fail-Why-so-many-Texans-are-without-15958896.php?utm_campaign=CMS%20Sharing%20Tools%20(Premium)&utm_source=t.co&utm_medium=referral