{"id":217586,"date":"2026-01-24T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/?p=217586"},"modified":"2026-01-26T10:50:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T16:50:00","slug":"texas-winter-storm-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2026\/01\/24\/texas-winter-storm-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas winter storm updates: Power grid holds up through its tightest condition on Monday, Gov. Abbott says"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-custom-everlit-iframe-embed\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Everlit Audio Player\" src=\"https:\/\/everlit.audio\/embeds\/artl_MK4ylHpE9xa?client=wp&amp;client_version=3.0.3&amp;ui_cover_art=false&amp;ui_title_intro=Listen+to+this+article&amp;ui_title_icon=headphones\" width=\"100%\" height=\"130px\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div><style>.wp-block-custom-everlit-iframe-embed { margin: 0 !important; }<\/style><div class=\"everlit-disclaimer\" style=\"margin: 0;\"><div style=\"margin-top: -0.5rem;font-size: 0.7rem;color: #4a4a4a;font-family: Open Sans, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif\">Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited the story. See our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/about\/ethics\/#ai-policy\">AI policy<\/a>, and give us <a href=\"https:\/\/airtable.com\/appFeleeKVUN0Iytx\/pagPG40gbkU0EfjIr\/form\">feedback<\/a>.<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>While wintry precipitation exits Texas, freezing temperatures will continue Monday over much of the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The severe weather has triggered hundreds of flight cancellations in Texas and many school districts are closed\u00a0 Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While this storm wasn\u2019t as severe as 2021\u2019s Winter Storm Uri, which killed at least 246 people, memories of the grid\u2019s failure are still fresh almost five years later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As of 10:30 a.m. Monday, the grid was still holding its own, according to ERCOT\u2019s supply and demand data. Nevertheless, an executive order issued by the U.S. Department of Energy on Saturday authorized the use of backup generation resources to prevent blackouts in the state. Meanwhile, power outages have remained localized \u2014 mostly in far East Texas.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the snow, sleet and freezing rain Texas has experienced over the weekend can create dangerous road conditions, state and local officials continue to urge residents to avoid travelling if they don\u2019t have to.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check back for updates as the winter weather continues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\" style=\"--aspect-ratio:calc(1024 \/ 683)\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"Slideshow: Texas Gov. Greg Abbot was briefed and held a press conference about the incoming storm on Jan. 22, 2026, in Austin.\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-217831\" data-id=\"217831\" data-aspect-ratio=\"1024 \/ 683\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260122-Abbott-Winter-Storm-Presser-SF-04-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260122-Abbott-Winter-Storm-Presser-SF-04-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260122-Abbott-Winter-Storm-Presser-SF-04-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260122-Abbott-Winter-Storm-Presser-SF-04-1.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260122-Abbott-Winter-Storm-Presser-SF-04-1.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260122-Abbott-Winter-Storm-Presser-SF-04-1.jpg?resize=2048%2C1366&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260122-Abbott-Winter-Storm-Presser-SF-04-1.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260122-Abbott-Winter-Storm-Presser-SF-04-1.jpg?resize=2000%2C1334&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260122-Abbott-Winter-Storm-Presser-SF-04-1.jpg?resize=780%2C520&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260122-Abbott-Winter-Storm-Presser-SF-04-1.jpg?resize=800%2C533&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260122-Abbott-Winter-Storm-Presser-SF-04-1.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260122-Abbott-Winter-Storm-Presser-SF-04-1-1024x683.jpg?w=370&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Slideshow: Texas Gov. Greg Abbot was briefed and held a press conference about the incoming storm on Jan. 22, 2026, in Austin. <span class=\"image-credit\">Sergio Flores for The Texas Tribune<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"Austinites gathered supplies for the winter freeze at a Walmart on Friday.\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-217833\" data-id=\"217833\" data-aspect-ratio=\"1024 \/ 683\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Weekend-Freeze-Prep-MS-14.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Weekend-Freeze-Prep-MS-14.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Weekend-Freeze-Prep-MS-14.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Weekend-Freeze-Prep-MS-14.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Weekend-Freeze-Prep-MS-14.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Weekend-Freeze-Prep-MS-14.jpg?resize=2048%2C1366&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Weekend-Freeze-Prep-MS-14.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Weekend-Freeze-Prep-MS-14.jpg?resize=2000%2C1334&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Weekend-Freeze-Prep-MS-14.jpg?resize=780%2C520&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Weekend-Freeze-Prep-MS-14.jpg?resize=800%2C533&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Weekend-Freeze-Prep-MS-14.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Weekend-Freeze-Prep-MS-14-1024x683.jpg?w=370&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Austinites gathered supplies for the winter freeze at a Walmart on Friday. <span class=\"image-credit\">Manoo Sirivelu\/The Texas Tribune<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"The Code Blue Warming Station in Amarillo opened two hours earlier than usual on Friday in anticipation of the freezing temperatures expected over weekend.\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-217832\" data-id=\"217832\" data-aspect-ratio=\"1024 \/ 683\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Amarillo-Snow-PT-5.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Amarillo-Snow-PT-5.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Amarillo-Snow-PT-5.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Amarillo-Snow-PT-5.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Amarillo-Snow-PT-5.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Amarillo-Snow-PT-5.jpg?resize=2048%2C1366&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Amarillo-Snow-PT-5.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Amarillo-Snow-PT-5.jpg?resize=2000%2C1334&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Amarillo-Snow-PT-5.jpg?resize=780%2C520&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Amarillo-Snow-PT-5.jpg?resize=800%2C533&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Amarillo-Snow-PT-5.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Amarillo-Snow-PT-5-1024x683.jpg?w=370&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">The Code Blue Warming Station in Amarillo opened two hours earlier than usual on Friday in anticipation of the freezing temperatures expected over weekend. <span class=\"image-credit\">Phoebe Terry for The Texas Tribu<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"Tony Foster, a volunteer at the Code Blue Warming Station in Amarillo, brought in cases of bottled water to the shelter on Friday.\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-217747\" data-id=\"217747\" data-aspect-ratio=\"1024 \/ 682\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/012326-Texas-Snow-PT-5.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/012326-Texas-Snow-PT-5.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/012326-Texas-Snow-PT-5.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/012326-Texas-Snow-PT-5.jpg?resize=768%2C511&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/012326-Texas-Snow-PT-5.jpg?resize=1536%2C1022&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/012326-Texas-Snow-PT-5.jpg?resize=2048%2C1363&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/012326-Texas-Snow-PT-5.jpg?resize=1200%2C799&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/012326-Texas-Snow-PT-5.jpg?resize=2000%2C1331&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/012326-Texas-Snow-PT-5.jpg?resize=780%2C519&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/012326-Texas-Snow-PT-5.jpg?resize=800%2C533&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/012326-Texas-Snow-PT-5.jpg?resize=400%2C266&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/012326-Texas-Snow-PT-5-1024x682.jpg?w=370&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Tony Foster, a volunteer at the Code Blue Warming Station in Amarillo, brought in cases of bottled water to the shelter on Friday. <span class=\"image-credit\">Phoebe Terry for The Texas Tribune<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"Snow began to accumulate on neighborhood streets in Amarillo on Friday evening.\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-217830\" data-id=\"217830\" data-aspect-ratio=\"1024 \/ 683\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/012326-Texas-Snow-PT-18.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/012326-Texas-Snow-PT-18.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/012326-Texas-Snow-PT-18.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/012326-Texas-Snow-PT-18.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/012326-Texas-Snow-PT-18.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/012326-Texas-Snow-PT-18.jpg?resize=2048%2C1366&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/012326-Texas-Snow-PT-18.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/012326-Texas-Snow-PT-18.jpg?resize=2000%2C1334&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/012326-Texas-Snow-PT-18.jpg?resize=780%2C520&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/012326-Texas-Snow-PT-18.jpg?resize=800%2C533&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/012326-Texas-Snow-PT-18.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/012326-Texas-Snow-PT-18-1024x683.jpg?w=370&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Snow began to accumulate on neighborhood streets in Amarillo on Friday evening. <span class=\"image-credit\">Phoebe Terry for The Texas Tribune<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"Shoppers bought supplies as the storm moved into Longview on Saturday.\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-217846\" data-id=\"217846\" data-aspect-ratio=\"1024 \/ 683\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Winter-Storm-Longview-MC-19.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Winter-Storm-Longview-MC-19.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Winter-Storm-Longview-MC-19.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Winter-Storm-Longview-MC-19.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Winter-Storm-Longview-MC-19.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Winter-Storm-Longview-MC-19.jpg?resize=2048%2C1366&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Winter-Storm-Longview-MC-19.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Winter-Storm-Longview-MC-19.jpg?resize=2000%2C1334&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Winter-Storm-Longview-MC-19.jpg?resize=780%2C520&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Winter-Storm-Longview-MC-19.jpg?resize=800%2C533&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Winter-Storm-Longview-MC-19.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Winter-Storm-Longview-MC-19-1024x683.jpg?w=370&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Shoppers bought supplies as the storm moved into Longview on Saturday. <span class=\"image-credit\">Michael Cavazos for The Texas Tribune<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"Icy roads in Longview on Saturday. East Texas was hardest hit by the storm, suffering the largest number of power outages.\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-217837\" data-id=\"217837\" data-aspect-ratio=\"1024 \/ 683\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Winter-Storm-Longview-MC-15.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Winter-Storm-Longview-MC-15.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Winter-Storm-Longview-MC-15.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Winter-Storm-Longview-MC-15.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Winter-Storm-Longview-MC-15.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Winter-Storm-Longview-MC-15.jpg?resize=2048%2C1366&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Winter-Storm-Longview-MC-15.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Winter-Storm-Longview-MC-15.jpg?resize=2000%2C1334&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Winter-Storm-Longview-MC-15.jpg?resize=780%2C520&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Winter-Storm-Longview-MC-15.jpg?resize=800%2C533&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Winter-Storm-Longview-MC-15.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Winter-Storm-Longview-MC-15-1024x683.jpg?w=370&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Icy roads in Longview on Saturday. East Texas was hardest hit by the storm, suffering the largest number of power outages. <span class=\"image-credit\">Michael Cavazos for The Texas Tribue<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"Icicles form in Longview during the early hours of the winter storm on Saturday.\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-217838\" data-id=\"217838\" data-aspect-ratio=\"1024 \/ 683\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Winter-Storm-Longview-MC-20.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Winter-Storm-Longview-MC-20.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Winter-Storm-Longview-MC-20.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Winter-Storm-Longview-MC-20.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Winter-Storm-Longview-MC-20.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Winter-Storm-Longview-MC-20.jpg?resize=2048%2C1366&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Winter-Storm-Longview-MC-20.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Winter-Storm-Longview-MC-20.jpg?resize=2000%2C1334&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Winter-Storm-Longview-MC-20.jpg?resize=780%2C520&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Winter-Storm-Longview-MC-20.jpg?resize=800%2C533&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Winter-Storm-Longview-MC-20.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Winter-Storm-Longview-MC-20-1024x683.jpg?w=370&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Icicles form in Longview during the early hours of the winter storm on Saturday. <span class=\"image-credit\">Michael Cavazos for The Texas Tribune<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"A blanket of ice formed over Longview streets as the winter storm entered East Texas on Saturday.\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-217836\" data-id=\"217836\" data-aspect-ratio=\"1024 \/ 683\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Winter-Storm-Longview-MC-10.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Winter-Storm-Longview-MC-10.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Winter-Storm-Longview-MC-10.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Winter-Storm-Longview-MC-10.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Winter-Storm-Longview-MC-10.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Winter-Storm-Longview-MC-10.jpg?resize=2048%2C1366&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Winter-Storm-Longview-MC-10.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Winter-Storm-Longview-MC-10.jpg?resize=2000%2C1334&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Winter-Storm-Longview-MC-10.jpg?resize=780%2C520&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Winter-Storm-Longview-MC-10.jpg?resize=800%2C533&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Winter-Storm-Longview-MC-10.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Winter-Storm-Longview-MC-10-1024x683.jpg?w=370&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A blanket of ice formed over Longview streets as the winter storm entered East Texas on Saturday. <span class=\"image-credit\">Michael Cavazos for The Texas Tribune<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"810\" alt=\"Dustin Arnn smoked brisket outside of his Longview home on Saturday morning, preparing to make chili.\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-217840\" data-id=\"217840\" data-aspect-ratio=\"1024 \/ 810\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Winter-Storm-Longview-MC-31.jpg?resize=1024%2C810&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Winter-Storm-Longview-MC-31.jpg?resize=1024%2C810&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Winter-Storm-Longview-MC-31.jpg?resize=300%2C237&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Winter-Storm-Longview-MC-31.jpg?resize=768%2C608&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Winter-Storm-Longview-MC-31.jpg?resize=1536%2C1215&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Winter-Storm-Longview-MC-31.jpg?resize=2048%2C1620&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Winter-Storm-Longview-MC-31.jpg?resize=1200%2C949&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Winter-Storm-Longview-MC-31.jpg?resize=2000%2C1582&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Winter-Storm-Longview-MC-31.jpg?resize=780%2C617&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Winter-Storm-Longview-MC-31.jpg?resize=800%2C633&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Winter-Storm-Longview-MC-31.jpg?resize=400%2C316&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Winter-Storm-Longview-MC-31-1024x810.jpg?w=370&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Dustin Arnn smoked brisket outside of his Longview home on Saturday morning, preparing to make chili. <span class=\"image-credit\">Michael Cavazos for The Texas Tribune<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"Gilpin Street in Dallas on Saturday.\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-217825\" data-id=\"217825\" data-aspect-ratio=\"1024 \/ 683\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260124-NTX-Weather-JJ2401-NTX-Weather-JJ-08-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260124-NTX-Weather-JJ2401-NTX-Weather-JJ-08-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260124-NTX-Weather-JJ2401-NTX-Weather-JJ-08-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260124-NTX-Weather-JJ2401-NTX-Weather-JJ-08-1.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260124-NTX-Weather-JJ2401-NTX-Weather-JJ-08-1.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260124-NTX-Weather-JJ2401-NTX-Weather-JJ-08-1.jpg?resize=2048%2C1366&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260124-NTX-Weather-JJ2401-NTX-Weather-JJ-08-1.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260124-NTX-Weather-JJ2401-NTX-Weather-JJ-08-1.jpg?resize=2000%2C1334&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260124-NTX-Weather-JJ2401-NTX-Weather-JJ-08-1.jpg?resize=780%2C520&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260124-NTX-Weather-JJ2401-NTX-Weather-JJ-08-1.jpg?resize=800%2C533&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260124-NTX-Weather-JJ2401-NTX-Weather-JJ-08-1.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260124-NTX-Weather-JJ2401-NTX-Weather-JJ-08-1-1024x683.jpg?w=370&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Gilpin Street in Dallas on Saturday. <span class=\"image-credit\">Johnathan Johnson for The Texas Tribune<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"Icicles on a power transformer in Dallas on Saturday.\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-217843\" data-id=\"217843\" data-aspect-ratio=\"1024 \/ 683\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260124-NTX-Weather-JJ2401-NTX-Weather-JJ-07.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260124-NTX-Weather-JJ2401-NTX-Weather-JJ-07.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260124-NTX-Weather-JJ2401-NTX-Weather-JJ-07.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260124-NTX-Weather-JJ2401-NTX-Weather-JJ-07.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260124-NTX-Weather-JJ2401-NTX-Weather-JJ-07.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260124-NTX-Weather-JJ2401-NTX-Weather-JJ-07.jpg?resize=2048%2C1366&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260124-NTX-Weather-JJ2401-NTX-Weather-JJ-07.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260124-NTX-Weather-JJ2401-NTX-Weather-JJ-07.jpg?resize=2000%2C1334&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260124-NTX-Weather-JJ2401-NTX-Weather-JJ-07.jpg?resize=780%2C520&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260124-NTX-Weather-JJ2401-NTX-Weather-JJ-07.jpg?resize=800%2C533&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260124-NTX-Weather-JJ2401-NTX-Weather-JJ-07.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260124-NTX-Weather-JJ2401-NTX-Weather-JJ-07-1024x683.jpg?w=370&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Icicles on a power transformer in Dallas on Saturday. <span class=\"image-credit\">Johnathan Johnson for The Texas Tribune<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"Dallas Area Rapid Transit buses were still running during the storm on Saturday.\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-217842\" data-id=\"217842\" data-aspect-ratio=\"1024 \/ 683\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260124-NTX-Weather-JJ2401-NTX-Weather-JJ-04.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260124-NTX-Weather-JJ2401-NTX-Weather-JJ-04.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260124-NTX-Weather-JJ2401-NTX-Weather-JJ-04.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260124-NTX-Weather-JJ2401-NTX-Weather-JJ-04.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260124-NTX-Weather-JJ2401-NTX-Weather-JJ-04.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260124-NTX-Weather-JJ2401-NTX-Weather-JJ-04.jpg?resize=2048%2C1366&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260124-NTX-Weather-JJ2401-NTX-Weather-JJ-04.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260124-NTX-Weather-JJ2401-NTX-Weather-JJ-04.jpg?resize=2000%2C1334&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260124-NTX-Weather-JJ2401-NTX-Weather-JJ-04.jpg?resize=780%2C520&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260124-NTX-Weather-JJ2401-NTX-Weather-JJ-04.jpg?resize=800%2C533&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260124-NTX-Weather-JJ2401-NTX-Weather-JJ-04.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260124-NTX-Weather-JJ2401-NTX-Weather-JJ-04-1024x683.jpg?w=370&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Dallas Area Rapid Transit buses were still running during the storm on Saturday. <span class=\"image-credit\">Johnathan Johnson for The Texas<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"On Saturday night, customers visited the Metro Diner, a 24-hour establishment on Davis Street in Dallas\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-217844\" data-id=\"217844\" data-aspect-ratio=\"1024 \/ 683\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260124-NTX-Weather-JJ2401-NTX-Weather-JJ-09.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260124-NTX-Weather-JJ2401-NTX-Weather-JJ-09.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260124-NTX-Weather-JJ2401-NTX-Weather-JJ-09.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260124-NTX-Weather-JJ2401-NTX-Weather-JJ-09.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260124-NTX-Weather-JJ2401-NTX-Weather-JJ-09.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260124-NTX-Weather-JJ2401-NTX-Weather-JJ-09.jpg?resize=2048%2C1366&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260124-NTX-Weather-JJ2401-NTX-Weather-JJ-09.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260124-NTX-Weather-JJ2401-NTX-Weather-JJ-09.jpg?resize=2000%2C1334&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260124-NTX-Weather-JJ2401-NTX-Weather-JJ-09.jpg?resize=780%2C520&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260124-NTX-Weather-JJ2401-NTX-Weather-JJ-09.jpg?resize=800%2C533&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260124-NTX-Weather-JJ2401-NTX-Weather-JJ-09.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260124-NTX-Weather-JJ2401-NTX-Weather-JJ-09-1024x683.jpg?w=370&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">On Saturday night, customers visited the Metro Diner,  a 24-hour establishment on Davis Street in Dallas <span class=\"image-credit\">Johnathan Johnson for The Texas Tribunee<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"Some Austinites headed outdoors to Zilker Park with their dogs on Sunday.\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-217860\" data-id=\"217860\" data-aspect-ratio=\"1024 \/ 683\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260125-Austin-After-Storm-KG-14.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260125-Austin-After-Storm-KG-14.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260125-Austin-After-Storm-KG-14.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260125-Austin-After-Storm-KG-14.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260125-Austin-After-Storm-KG-14.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260125-Austin-After-Storm-KG-14.jpg?resize=2048%2C1366&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260125-Austin-After-Storm-KG-14.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260125-Austin-After-Storm-KG-14.jpg?resize=2000%2C1334&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260125-Austin-After-Storm-KG-14.jpg?resize=780%2C520&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260125-Austin-After-Storm-KG-14.jpg?resize=800%2C533&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260125-Austin-After-Storm-KG-14.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260125-Austin-After-Storm-KG-14-1024x683.jpg?w=370&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Some Austinites headed outdoors to Zilker Park with their dogs on Sunday. <span class=\"image-credit\">Kaylee Greenlee for the Texas Tribune<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"By Sunday afternoon in Austin, the precipitation had passed, but a stiff north wind still whipped the flags flying at the Capitol.\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-217861\" data-id=\"217861\" data-aspect-ratio=\"1024 \/ 683\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260125-Austin-After-Storm-KG-07.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260125-Austin-After-Storm-KG-07.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260125-Austin-After-Storm-KG-07.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260125-Austin-After-Storm-KG-07.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260125-Austin-After-Storm-KG-07.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260125-Austin-After-Storm-KG-07.jpg?resize=2048%2C1366&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260125-Austin-After-Storm-KG-07.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260125-Austin-After-Storm-KG-07.jpg?resize=2000%2C1334&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260125-Austin-After-Storm-KG-07.jpg?resize=780%2C520&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260125-Austin-After-Storm-KG-07.jpg?resize=800%2C533&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260125-Austin-After-Storm-KG-07.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260125-Austin-After-Storm-KG-07-1024x683.jpg?w=370&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">By Sunday afternoon in Austin, the precipitation had passed, but a stiff north wind still whipped the flags flying at the Capitol. <span class=\"image-credit\">Kaylee Greenlee for the Texas Tribune<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"Nick Wagner glided down an icy slope at Ricky Guerrero Park in Austin on Sunday afternoon.\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-217862\" data-id=\"217862\" data-aspect-ratio=\"1024 \/ 683\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260125-Austin-After-Storm-KG-03.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260125-Austin-After-Storm-KG-03.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260125-Austin-After-Storm-KG-03.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260125-Austin-After-Storm-KG-03.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260125-Austin-After-Storm-KG-03.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260125-Austin-After-Storm-KG-03.jpg?resize=2048%2C1366&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260125-Austin-After-Storm-KG-03.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260125-Austin-After-Storm-KG-03.jpg?resize=2000%2C1334&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260125-Austin-After-Storm-KG-03.jpg?resize=780%2C520&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260125-Austin-After-Storm-KG-03.jpg?resize=800%2C533&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260125-Austin-After-Storm-KG-03.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260125-Austin-After-Storm-KG-03-1024x683.jpg?w=370&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Nick Wagner glided down an icy slope at Ricky Guerrero Park in Austin on Sunday afternoon. <span class=\"image-credit\">Kaylee Greenlee for the Texas Tribune<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-border\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Winter storm updates<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#ercot-grid-conditions-hold\">Mass local power outages still affecting East Texas as ERCOT grid holds up<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#harris-county-early-voting-lawsuit\">Lawsuit filed to extend early voting in Harris County<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#texas-winter-storm-sunday-update\" type=\"internal\" id=\"#texas-winter-storm-sunday-update\">Heaviest winter precipitation leaves Texas as power grid holds<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#doe-ercot-emergency-order\">Texas grid holding steady as DOE order lets ERCOT tap backup generators<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#power-outage-risk\">As freeze takes hold in Texas, risk of power outages rising<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#ice-accumulation-travel-hazard\">Ice storm expected to make travel nearly impossible in Austin, the Hill Country<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#dallas-county-judge-clay-jenkins\">Dallas County says official\u2019s out-of-state trip won\u2019t hinder storm response<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#dallas-fort-worth-amarillo-precipitation\">Winter precipitation has already fallen in northern swaths of Texas with more expected<\/a><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#saturday-morning-update\">Winter storm makes its way into Texas<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#ercot-readiness\">The electrical grid is ready, officials said<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#utilities-readiness\">Utilities have learned lessons from previous storms<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ad2f72ca wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<time datetime=\"2026-01-24T10:18:00\" class=\"wp-block-texas-tribune-datetime has-medium-gray-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-affc39b1c2a381b502dd229203aba665\">Jan. 24, 2026, 10:18 a.m.<\/time>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ad2f72ca wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<time datetime=\"2026-01-26T10:45:00\" class=\"wp-block-texas-tribune-datetime has-medium-gray-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-79ea7765bd5ffb8beea56c8a0d975e22\">Jan. 26, 2026, 10:45 a.m.<\/time>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><a href=\"#ercot-grid-conditions-hold\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" data-attachment-id=\"103\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/dashicons-admin-links\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dashicons-admin-links.png?fit=512%2C512&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"512,512\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dashicons-admin-links.png?w=512&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1 512w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dashicons-admin-links.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dashicons-admin-links.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dashicons-admin-links.png?resize=400%2C400&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dashicons-admin-links.png?resize=200%2C200&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dashicons-admin-links.png?w=370&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"ercot-grid-conditions-hold\">Mass local power outages still affecting East Texas as ERCOT grid holds up<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Much of Texas still has a few more days of dangerously cold weather. But the power grid has so far<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ercot.com\/gridmktinfo\/dashboards\"> held up<\/a> including through its tightest conditions, which were expected at 8 a.m. Monday, Gov.<a href=\"https:\/\/directory.texastribune.org\/greg-abbott\/\"> Greg Abbott<\/a> said.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe grid has held once again, works absolutely flawlessly,\u201d he said during <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MarkDavis\/status\/2015789588866826462?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet\">a radio interview<\/a>. \u201cThat is because of everything that we\u2019ve done over the last five years.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But there were still some large local power outages in parts of the state, particularly in east Texas near the Louisiana border.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There were more than 60,000 households and businesses without power in the state as of 10:30 a.m. Monday, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/poweroutage.us\/area\/state\/texas\">PowerOutage.us<\/a>. This was down from more than 130,000 affected customers Sunday morning.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nacogdoches County remained the most affected area in Texas by total number, with more than 9,000 households and businesses \u2014 or 24% of the county\u2019s customers \u2014 still without power. In neighboring areas, around 55% of customers in Shelby County and nearly 40% in Panola County had no power, accounting for more than 15,000 households and businesses combined.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Travel disruptions continue with high numbers of flight cancellations and delays at major Texas airports. The most affected one so far Monday is the Dallas Fort-Worth International Airport, which has reported more than 600 cancelled flights, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flightaware.com\/live\/cancelled\/today\">FlightAware<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The National Weather Service is also urging drivers and pedestrians to continue taking caution as hazardous road conditions remain, with some areas potentially seeing<a href=\"https:\/\/www.weather.gov\/fwd\/\"> black ice<\/a> developed on untreated roads and sidewalks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0<em>\u2014 Alex Nguyen<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ad2f72ca wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ad2f72ca wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<time datetime=\"2026-01-25T16:20:00\" class=\"wp-block-texas-tribune-datetime has-medium-gray-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-4caf4fdbb5cd4f2bd6f916da09e838ad\">Jan. 25, 2026, 4:20 p.m.<\/time>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><a href=\"#harris-county-early-voting-lawsuit\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" data-attachment-id=\"103\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/dashicons-admin-links\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dashicons-admin-links.png?fit=512%2C512&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"512,512\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dashicons-admin-links.png?w=512&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1 512w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dashicons-admin-links.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dashicons-admin-links.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dashicons-admin-links.png?resize=400%2C400&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dashicons-admin-links.png?resize=200%2C200&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dashicons-admin-links.png?w=370&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"harris-county-early-voting-lawsuit\">Lawsuit filed to extend early voting in Harris County<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>After Harris County <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/harrisvotes?hc_ref=ARR0vFoAM0PJSjI9BZ-kwTV1hYB1m1Wfdk_4uoQwaJr4WboDExRoAZ-VOWGTauQGOpA&amp;fref=nf&amp;ref=embed_page\">closed<\/a> polling stations Sunday and Monday due to the severe weather, two nonprofits filed a lawsuit seeking to add two days to the early voting period for the runoff election of Texas\u2019 18th Congressional District.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Texas Civil Rights Project said in a Sunday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DT8m6zDD9v_\/?igsh=MW9vM2g4YnlkbTBwcg==\">social media post<\/a> that it has filed the lawsuit against the county on behalf of Houston Justice and Pure Justice, asking to add Jan. 28 and 29 to early voting.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhile understandable in light of severe weather and safety concerns, these closures will make it impossible for some of Plaintiffs\u2019 members and other voters in Congressional District 18 \u2026 to exercise their right to vote in this important special runoff election,\u201d the lawsuit said.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The runoff election is between former Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee and former Houston City Council member Amanda Edwards, both Democrats. Both support the lawsuit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFolks in TX-18 have already gone nearly a year without a voice in Congress,\u201d Menefee said in <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CDMenefee\/status\/2015514311695691780\/photo\/1\">a Sunday post on social media.<\/a> \u201cWe shouldn\u2019t have to settle for just five days to vote early in such an important election.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The district hasn\u2019t had representation in Congress since the March 2025 death of U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis district has gone without its voice, without its vote, without anyone to advocate on its behalf of federal funding for far too long,\u201d Edwards told The Texas Tribune. \u201cWe are finally on the cusp of it getting its voice back and we want to make sure that as many people in this 18th Congressional District as possible have the opportunity to participate in this process.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The winner will hold the seat through the end of this year, but will have little time to prepare for the <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.texastribune.org\/features\/2026\/texas-march-2026-primary-ballot\/\">primary election<\/a> on March 3, which will effectively decide who represents the heavily Democratic district starting in 2027. The primary also includes U.S. Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/directory.texastribune.org\/al-green\/\">Al Green<\/a>, who is changing districts after his district was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/11\/07\/texas-al-green-congessional-district-18\/\">redrawn<\/a> in the recent mid-decade redistricting, and Gretchen Brown, a candidate with defense policy experience.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/11\/17\/texas-18th-congressional-district-special-election-runoff-date-jan-31-houston\/\">the Nov. 4 special election to replace Turner<\/a>, Menefee finished first with 28.9% of the vote, while Edwards was second at 25.6%, out of 16 candidates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Harris County Clerk Teneshia Hudspeth\u2019s office didn\u2019t immediately respond to a comment request Sunday afternoon.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Harris County Clerk\u2019s Office will continue to monitor the evolving weather situation and provide reopening plans as soon as conditions improve,\u201d said the office\u2019s initial post announcing the poll closures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u2014 Alex Nguyen<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ad2f72ca wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<time datetime=\"2026-01-25T19:15:00\" class=\"wp-block-texas-tribune-datetime has-medium-gray-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-eefdfcec106875eb8b4d2b34ca58968b\">Jan. 25, 2026, 7:15 p.m.<\/time>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><a href=\"#texas-winter-storm-sunday-update\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" data-attachment-id=\"103\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/dashicons-admin-links\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dashicons-admin-links.png?fit=512%2C512&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"512,512\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"0\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"0\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"0\",\"iso\":\"0\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"0\"}' data-image-title=\"dashicons-admin-links\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dashicons-admin-links.png?fit=300%2C300&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dashicons-admin-links.png?fit=512%2C512&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dashicons-admin-links.png?resize=512%2C512&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-103\" style=\"width:30px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dashicons-admin-links.png?w=512&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1 512w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dashicons-admin-links.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dashicons-admin-links.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dashicons-admin-links.png?resize=400%2C400&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dashicons-admin-links.png?resize=200%2C200&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dashicons-admin-links.png?w=370&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"texas-winter-storm-sunday-update\">Heaviest winter precipitation leaves Texas as power grid holds<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"217812\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/217812\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Winter-Storm-Longview-MC-03.jpg?fit=2560%2C1920&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"1.8\",\"credit\":\"Michael Cavazos for The Texas Tr\",\"camera\":\"FC9113\",\"caption\":\"A blanket of ice forms over northwest Longview during the early hours of a winter storm on Saturday January 24, 2026.\",\"created_timestamp\":\"1769212800\",\"copyright\":\"MICHAEL CAVAZOS\",\"focal_length\":\"8.67\",\"iso\":\"100\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0.0041666666666667\",\"title\":\"***\",\"orientation\":\"1\"}' data-image-title=\"***\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;A blanket of ice forms over northwest Longview during the early hours of a winter storm on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Winter-Storm-Longview-MC-03.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Winter-Storm-Longview-MC-03.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Winter-Storm-Longview-MC-03.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"A blanket of ice forms over northwest Longview during the early hours of a winter storm on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026.\" class=\"wp-image-217812\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Winter-Storm-Longview-MC-03.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Winter-Storm-Longview-MC-03.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Winter-Storm-Longview-MC-03.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Winter-Storm-Longview-MC-03.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Winter-Storm-Longview-MC-03.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Winter-Storm-Longview-MC-03.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Winter-Storm-Longview-MC-03.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Winter-Storm-Longview-MC-03.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Winter-Storm-Longview-MC-03.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Winter-Storm-Longview-MC-03.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Winter-Storm-Longview-MC-03.jpg?resize=2000%2C1500&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Winter-Storm-Longview-MC-03.jpg?resize=780%2C585&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Winter-Storm-Longview-MC-03-1024x768.jpg?w=370&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A blanket of ice forms over northwest Longview during the early hours of a winter storm on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026.  <span class=\"image-credit\">Michael Cavazos for The Texas Tribune<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As the heaviest winter weather left most of Texas Sunday, the state has so far largely weathered the storm without major problems. Frigid temperatures are expected to linger through the next few days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gov. Greg Abbott on Sunday <a href=\"https:\/\/gov.texas.gov\/uploads\/files\/press\/DISASTER_January_winter_storm_IMAGE_01-25-2026_%281%29.pdf\">announced<\/a> that he\u2019s adding 85 more counties to his previous disaster declaration, which included <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2026\/01\/21\/texas-winter-storm-watch-prepare-ercot-grid\/\">more than 130 counties<\/a> before the storm\u2019s arrival to ensure communities could access all possible resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Austin, Mayor Kirk Watson <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KirkPWatson\/status\/2015483553463636080\">announced<\/a> one death due to exposure during the winter storm. He didn\u2019t provide more information, but reminded residents that the city\u2019s warming centers and 24-hour cold weather shelters are available to escape the cold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTragedies like this are completely preventable,\u201d Watson said in a statement on social media. \u201cIf you need sheltering, PLEASE take advantage of all the resources the City has.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The statewide electrical grid is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ercot.com\/gridmktinfo\/dashboards\">holding up<\/a>, but there were still large local outages in some parts of Texas.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More than<a href=\"https:\/\/poweroutage.us\/area\/state\/texas\"> 70,000 homes<\/a> and businesses remained without power as of 7 p.m. Sunday, most of them in East Texas near the Louisiana border, according to PowerOutage.us.\u00a0That was down from more than 130,000 customers without power Sunday morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nacogdoches County topped the list with more than 10,000 homes and businesses still without power as of 7 p.m., accounting for more than 25% of the county\u2019s customers. In neighboring Shelby County, more than 7,500 homes and businesses \u2014 or around 50% of the county\u2019s customers \u2014 had no power Sunday evening. Large percentages of utility customers in Panola, Sabine and Rusk counties also remained without power.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Like much of the state, East Texas was under an extreme cold warning Sunday evening through Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some school districts across the state, including many in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonchronicle.com\/news\/houston-texas\/education\/article\/school-closures-texas-winter-storm-21311592.php\">Houston<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/news\/education\/2026\/01\/21\/winter-storm-texas-2026-dallas-fort-worth-school-closings\/\">Dallas<\/a> and Austin, have already announced Monday school closures.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Travel continues to be disrupted around the state: Major airports saw mass flight cancellations, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flightaware.com\/live\/cancelled\/\">FlightAware<\/a>. As of Sunday evening, around 1,200 flights going into or out of Dallas Fort-Worth International Airport were cancelled, while more than 450 flights were cancelled at Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Texas Division of Emergency Management <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TDEM\/status\/2015409951200407789\">reminded<\/a> Texans to avoid traveling \u201cunless absolutely necessary,\u201d saying that ice covered thousands of roads Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014 <em>Alex Nguyen<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ad2f72ca wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\" id=\"doe-ercot-emergency-order\"><a href=\"#doe-ercot-emergency-order\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" data-attachment-id=\"103\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/dashicons-admin-links\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dashicons-admin-links.png?fit=512%2C512&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"512,512\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"0\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"0\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"0\",\"iso\":\"0\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"0\"}' data-image-title=\"dashicons-admin-links\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dashicons-admin-links.png?fit=300%2C300&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dashicons-admin-links.png?fit=512%2C512&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dashicons-admin-links.png?resize=512%2C512&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-103\" style=\"width:30px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dashicons-admin-links.png?w=512&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1 512w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dashicons-admin-links.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dashicons-admin-links.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dashicons-admin-links.png?resize=400%2C400&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dashicons-admin-links.png?resize=200%2C200&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dashicons-admin-links.png?w=370&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"165647d2-975c-4b6e-8a42-c46057364d64\">Texas grid holding steady as DOE order lets ERCOT tap backup generators<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The federal government issued an emergency order Saturday that could help Texas avoid blackouts as a massive winter storm continues to move across the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The U.S. Department of Energy said the order lets the Electric Reliability Council of Texas tap backup generators at data centers and other large facilities if the grid needs extra power. The order was issued under a federal emergency authority in the Federal Power Act and is in effect until Jan. 27.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As of 8:40 p.m. Saturday, ERCOT\u2019s dashboard showed Texas\u2019 demand for electricity at 70,268 megawatts and a capacity of 92,778 megawatts.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The bigger test for the grid may come overnight and early Sunday when demand typically spikes as people crank up their heaters. ERCOT\u2019s forecast also shows demand could stay high into Monday morning. Around 8 a.m. Monday, demand is expected to near 83,800 megawatts, not far below the roughly 89,400 megawatts ERCOT lists as available capacity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u2014 Jessica Priest<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ad2f72ca wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<time datetime=\"2026-01-24T16:00:00\" class=\"wp-block-texas-tribune-datetime has-medium-gray-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-37ad3a1e74c028303ede838b9504647a\">Jan. 24, 2026, 4:00 p.m.<\/time>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\" id=\"power-outage-risk\"><a href=\"#power-outage-risk\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" data-attachment-id=\"103\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/dashicons-admin-links\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dashicons-admin-links.png?fit=512%2C512&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"512,512\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"0\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"0\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"0\",\"iso\":\"0\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"0\"}' data-image-title=\"dashicons-admin-links\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dashicons-admin-links.png?fit=300%2C300&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dashicons-admin-links.png?fit=512%2C512&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dashicons-admin-links.png?resize=512%2C512&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-103\" style=\"width:30px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dashicons-admin-links.png?w=512&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1 512w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dashicons-admin-links.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dashicons-admin-links.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dashicons-admin-links.png?resize=400%2C400&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dashicons-admin-links.png?resize=200%2C200&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dashicons-admin-links.png?w=370&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"power-outage-risk\"><strong>As freeze takes hold in Texas, risk of power outages rising<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As the winter storm\u2019s freezing line crosses over Central Texas, National Weather Service meteorologist Jimmy Fowler said the risks of localized power outages are increasing, especially in areas that recently saw precipitation. Wind gusts will only increase the chance of iced tree limbs breaking and potentially knocking out power lines.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe window where we\u2019re going to be monitoring the most for any weather-related power outages is going to be [Sunday] afternoon as those gusty winds come through,\u201d Fowler said.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As of Saturday afternoon, more than 54,300 electricity customers in Texas were experiencing localized power outages, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/poweroutage.us\/area\/state\/texas\">PowerOutage.com<\/a>. Those were mostly affecting homes and businesses in the northeast and east area of the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Texas officials expect the state\u2019s power grid to meet the demand for electricity through the prolonged sub-freezing temperatures forecasted for much of the state instead of repeating the catastrophic 2021 failure that killed hundreds of people. The Texas Oil &amp; Gas Association, in a news release on Saturday, said \u201cthere has been minimal impact to the overall natural gas production and distribution system,\u201d although there have been several reports of local and intermittent power outages in the Permian and Delaware Basins.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Panhandle, West Texas and North Texas have already plunged into subfreezing temperatures. The storm\u2019s freezing line is expected to push through Houston overnight, Fowler said, when temperatures may reach the single digits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In West Texas, residents should largely be wary of dangerous road conditions and cold temperatures lasting into Monday. Precipitation in that region is expected to transition from sleet to snow Saturday night, likely causing slick roadways, according to Kevin Lamberson, a meteorologist from the National Weather Service in Midland.On Sunday, light snow showers as well as cold temperatures with a wind chill of -5 to -10 degrees are expected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u2014 Berenice Garcia and Colleen DeGuzman<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ad2f72ca wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<time datetime=\"2026-01-24T13:58:00\" class=\"wp-block-texas-tribune-datetime has-medium-gray-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-686ab80ff19af9380c419c6612ac510d\">Jan. 24, 2026, 1:58 p.m.<\/time>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\" id=\"ice-accumulation-travel-hazard\"><a href=\"#ice-accumulation-travel-hazard\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" data-attachment-id=\"103\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/dashicons-admin-links\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dashicons-admin-links.png?fit=512%2C512&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"512,512\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"0\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"0\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"0\",\"iso\":\"0\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"0\"}' data-image-title=\"dashicons-admin-links\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dashicons-admin-links.png?fit=300%2C300&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dashicons-admin-links.png?fit=512%2C512&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dashicons-admin-links.png?resize=512%2C512&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-103\" style=\"width:30px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dashicons-admin-links.png?w=512&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1 512w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dashicons-admin-links.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dashicons-admin-links.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dashicons-admin-links.png?resize=400%2C400&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dashicons-admin-links.png?resize=200%2C200&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dashicons-admin-links.png?w=370&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"165647d2-975c-4b6e-8a42-c46057364d64\">Ice storm expected to make travel nearly impossible in Austin, the Hill Country<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Significant icing is expected to accumulate in the Hill Country, the Austin area and portions of Interstate 35 on Saturday afternoon, making travel nearly impossible, according to the National Weather Service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The area could see possible ice accumulations of a quarter inch and isolated totals of half an inch. This is expected to cause roads, especially bridges and overpasses, to become slick and hazardous, prompting the weather agency to strongly discourage any travel. If people must travel, they recommend keeping a flashlight, food and water in the vehicle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because of ice accumulation, power outages and tree damage are also possible<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u2014 Berenice Garcia<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ad2f72ca wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<time datetime=\"2026-01-24T11:10:00\" class=\"wp-block-texas-tribune-datetime has-medium-gray-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-b62eadf2a66a4b257c553d68f078472a\">Jan. 24, 2026, 11:10 a.m.<\/time>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\" id=\"dallas-county-judge-clay-jenkins\"><a href=\"#dallas-county-judge-clay-jenkins\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dashicons-admin-links.png?w=370&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"165647d2-975c-4b6e-8a42-c46057364d64\"><strong>Dallas County says official\u2019s out-of-state trip won\u2019t hinder storm response<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"217762\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/0607-tdp-convention-jh-67\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0607-TDP-Convention-JH-67.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"4\",\"credit\":\"Justin Hamel\",\"camera\":\"NIKON Z 7_2\",\"caption\":\"Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins speaks at the first general session at the Texas Democratic Convention in El Paso, Texas on June 7, 2024.\",\"created_timestamp\":\"1717812373\",\"copyright\":\"JUSTIN HAMEL\",\"focal_length\":\"200\",\"iso\":\"3200\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0.003125\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"1\"}' data-image-title=\"0607 TDP Convention JH 67\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins speaks at the first general session at the Texas Democratic Convention in El Paso on June 7, 2024.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0607-TDP-Convention-JH-67.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0607-TDP-Convention-JH-67.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0607-TDP-Convention-JH-67-1024x683.jpg?w=370&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins speaks at the first general session at the Texas Democratic Convention in El Paso on June 7, 2024. <span class=\"image-credit\">Justin Hamel for The Texas Tribune<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins\u2019 office said Saturday that the county\u2019s emergency response to the storm won\u2019t be affected by his departure from the state after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox4news.com\/news\/dallas-weather-clay-jenkins-seen-flight-costa-rica-eve-north-texas-winter-storm\">Fox 4 KDFW<\/a> reported he was seen boarding a plane to Costa Rica on Friday as North Texas braced for the winter storm.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Texas, elected county judges oversee county government and act as emergency managers during disasters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a statement to The Texas Tribune on Saturday morning, Jenkins\u2019 office said he \u201cprepared in advance ensuring emergency operations and coordination were in place\u201d before flying out, and that his trip was scheduled months ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The county\u2019s chief of emergency services, Scott Forster, is leading the county\u2019s winter storm response efforts, and Jenkins\u2019 chief of staff has been \u201cempowered to sign emergency orders,\u201d according to the statement.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The county has not confirmed when the judge is expected to be back in Texas, and whether his trip is for personal or work reasons.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2021, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz was fiercely criticized for taking a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2021\/02\/18\/ted-cruz-cancun-power-outage\/\">trip to Canc\u00fan, Mexico<\/a> during <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/series\/winter-storm-power-outage\/\">Winter Storm Uri<\/a> when Texas\u2019 power grid failed, leading to massive power outages and nearly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2022\/01\/02\/texas-winter-storm-final-death-toll-246\/\">250 deaths<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Afterwards Cruz said that his trip was \u201cobviously a mistake.\u201d Ahead of this week\u2019s winter storm, Cruz was <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/shea_jordan\/status\/2013836413427417469?s=20\">seen on a plane headed to Laguna Beach<\/a>, which spurred a new round of questions and a bevy of social media memes. But in a<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/tedcruz\/status\/2014828174652166310?s=20\"> Friday post on X<\/a>, Cruz confirmed he was back in Texas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u2014 Colleen DeGuzman<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ad2f72ca wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<time datetime=\"2026-01-24T09:40:00\" class=\"wp-block-texas-tribune-datetime has-medium-gray-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-b1f638f81946890a8823240ce91075a2\">Jan. 24, 2026, 9:40 a.m.<\/time>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\" id=\"dallas-fort-worth-amarillo-precipitation\"><a href=\"#dallas-fort-worth-amarillo-precipitation\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" data-attachment-id=\"103\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/dashicons-admin-links\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dashicons-admin-links.png?fit=512%2C512&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"512,512\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"0\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"0\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"0\",\"iso\":\"0\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"0\"}' data-image-title=\"dashicons-admin-links\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dashicons-admin-links.png?fit=300%2C300&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dashicons-admin-links.png?fit=512%2C512&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dashicons-admin-links.png?resize=512%2C512&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-103\" style=\"width:30px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dashicons-admin-links.png?w=512&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1 512w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dashicons-admin-links.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dashicons-admin-links.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dashicons-admin-links.png?resize=400%2C400&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dashicons-admin-links.png?resize=200%2C200&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dashicons-admin-links.png?w=370&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"165647d2-975c-4b6e-8a42-c46057364d64\"><strong>Winter precipitation has already fallen in northern swaths of Texas with more expected\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"217774\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/217774\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Winter-Storm-Longview-MC-08.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"5.6\",\"credit\":\"Michael Cavazos for The Texas 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Winter-Storm-Longview-MC-08.jpg?resize=2048%2C1366&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Winter-Storm-Longview-MC-08.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Winter-Storm-Longview-MC-08.jpg?resize=2000%2C1334&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Winter-Storm-Longview-MC-08.jpg?resize=780%2C520&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Winter-Storm-Longview-MC-08.jpg?resize=800%2C533&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Winter-Storm-Longview-MC-08.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123-Winter-Storm-Longview-MC-08-1024x683.jpg?w=370&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A blanket of ice forms over northwest Longview during the early hours of a winter storm on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. <span class=\"image-credit\">Michael Cavazos for The Texas Tribune<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Dallas-Fort Worth area was already seeing a mix of sleet and freezing rain Saturday with more on the way as temperatures will remain below freezing through the weekend, according to the National Weather Service.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fort Worth NWS meteorologist David Bonnette said there will be a break in precipitation in the early afternoon, but even more will fall later in the day.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s going to be another more widespread, a more robust, round of winter precipitation this evening and overnight,\u201d Bonnette said.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, the Panhandle saw a break in precipitation Saturday morning after snow fell overnight, according to Amarillo NWS meteorologist Peter Vanden Bosch. More snow was expected later Saturday afternoon into the evening.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s -1 degrees in Amarillo, but Bosch said wind will make it feel around -20 degrees.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Temperatures weren\u2019t as cold in Central Texas where the high Saturday is an estimated 36 degrees, but that\u2019s going to fall to around 27 degrees by 5 p.m.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the Austin and San Antonio regions, it was expected to rain until noon. Central Texas NWS meteorologist Eric Platt said that freezing rain is expected to fall near the Interstate 35 corridor in the afternoon as temperatures drop and the winter storm heads south.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Texans in the Hill Country are already seeing freezing rain, he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As of Saturday morning, nearly 46,000 households and businesses were experiencing power outages, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/poweroutage.us\/area\/state\/texas\">PowerOutage.com<\/a>. Most of the outages were concentrated in the northeast corner of the state. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u2014 Colleen DeGuzman<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ad2f72ca wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<time datetime=\"2026-01-23T22:00:00\" class=\"wp-block-texas-tribune-datetime has-medium-gray-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-746296f4c4a3f3d033f034ef709280ef\">Jan. 23, 2026, 10:00 p.m.<\/time>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><a href=\"#saturday-morning-update\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" data-attachment-id=\"103\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/dashicons-admin-links\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dashicons-admin-links.png?fit=512%2C512&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"512,512\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"0\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"0\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"0\",\"iso\":\"0\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"0\"}' data-image-title=\"dashicons-admin-links\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dashicons-admin-links.png?fit=300%2C300&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dashicons-admin-links.png?fit=512%2C512&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dashicons-admin-links.png?resize=512%2C512&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-103\" style=\"width:30px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dashicons-admin-links.png?w=512&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1 512w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dashicons-admin-links.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dashicons-admin-links.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dashicons-admin-links.png?resize=400%2C400&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dashicons-admin-links.png?resize=200%2C200&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dashicons-admin-links.png?w=370&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"saturday-morning-update\"><strong>Winter storm makes its way into Texas<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>After days of forecasts warning Texans of a winter storm that would blanket the state with ice, sleet and freezing temperatures, the massive system crossed the state line Friday evening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While most of Texas braced for the impending frost that was expected to make travel hazardous and shut down businesses, residents in northern regions of the state began experiencing sleet and ice accumulation Friday night. Temperatures in Amarillo and across the Panhandle also dipped into single digits late Friday.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The National Weather Service warned of wind chills in the northern tip of the Panhandle reaching lows of -17 degrees early Saturday. Wind chill is the combined effect of cold temperature and wind speeds on exposed skin.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Freezing rain and sleet could be seen in Wichita Falls that gradually increased through the evening. However, NWS forecasts expected the intensity of the precipitation to lessen into Saturday afternoon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Officials in the Dallas-Fort Worth region said that precipitation, combined with freezing temperatures, would also develop into sleet through Friday night and warned residents of the growing potential for ice accumulation on trees and power lines that could cause localized power outages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For Houston and the southeastern regions of the state, the more intense elements of the winter storm are expected to begin Saturday evening and develop through Monday morning. Several cities including Waco and San Antonio have winter storm warnings scheduled to go into effect at 6 p.m. Saturday, according to the NWS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u2014 Ayden Runnels<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ad2f72ca wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<time datetime=\"2026-01-23T22:00:00\" class=\"wp-block-texas-tribune-datetime has-medium-gray-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-746296f4c4a3f3d033f034ef709280ef\">Jan. 23, 2026, 10:00 p.m.<\/time>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\" id=\"ercot-readiness\"><a href=\"#ercot-readiness\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" data-attachment-id=\"103\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/dashicons-admin-links\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dashicons-admin-links.png?fit=512%2C512&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"512,512\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"0\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"0\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"0\",\"iso\":\"0\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"0\"}' data-image-title=\"dashicons-admin-links\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dashicons-admin-links.png?fit=300%2C300&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dashicons-admin-links.png?fit=512%2C512&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dashicons-admin-links.png?resize=512%2C512&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-103\" style=\"width:30px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dashicons-admin-links.png?w=512&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1 512w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dashicons-admin-links.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dashicons-admin-links.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dashicons-admin-links.png?resize=400%2C400&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dashicons-admin-links.png?resize=200%2C200&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dashicons-admin-links.png?w=370&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"ercot-readiness\">The electrical grid is ready, officials said<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Ahead of the storm, ERCOT issued <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ERCOT_ISO\/status\/2014093077170847956\">a weather watch<\/a> from Saturday to Tuesday, citing the weather forecast, higher electrical demand and potentially lower reserves. Though it said the grid is still expected to operate as normal under this designation.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>State leaders have similarly assured Texans that they can depend on the electrical grid through the winter storm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe ERCOT grid has never been stronger, never been more prepared and is fully capable of handling this winter storm,\u201d Abbott said Thursday.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"217760\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/20260122-abbott-winter-storm-presser-sf-11\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260122-Abbott-Winter-Storm-Presser-SF-11.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"2.8\",\"credit\":\"Sergio Flores for The Texas Trib\",\"camera\":\"NIKON D780\",\"caption\":\"Gov. 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Greg Abbot is briefed on the incoming winter storm on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026, in Austin. <span class=\"image-credit\">Sergio Flores for The Texas Tribune<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The governor added that there is an \u201cabundance\u201d of natural gas, the source of more than half of the state\u2019s power. And since Uri, Texas lawmakers have pushed natural gas plants to harden their facilities against severe cold.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ERCOT CEO Pablo Vegas also said the operator has increased the reserve margins held during these severe weather events in case it needs to call on those backup supplies.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIf there were to be an interruption of the gas supply, more than 30 power-[generating] facilities can draw on that on-site fuel to keep operating during an event like this,\u201d Vegas said. <br><br><em>\u2014 Alex Nguyen<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ad2f72ca wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<time datetime=\"2026-01-23T22:00:00\" class=\"wp-block-texas-tribune-datetime has-medium-gray-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-746296f4c4a3f3d033f034ef709280ef\">Jan. 23, 2026, 10:00 p.m.<\/time>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><a href=\"#utilities-readiness\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" data-attachment-id=\"103\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/dashicons-admin-links\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dashicons-admin-links.png?fit=512%2C512&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"512,512\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"0\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"0\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"0\",\"iso\":\"0\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"0\"}' data-image-title=\"dashicons-admin-links\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dashicons-admin-links.png?fit=300%2C300&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dashicons-admin-links.png?fit=512%2C512&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dashicons-admin-links.png?resize=512%2C512&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-103\" style=\"width:30px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dashicons-admin-links.png?w=512&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1 512w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dashicons-admin-links.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dashicons-admin-links.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dashicons-admin-links.png?resize=400%2C400&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dashicons-admin-links.png?resize=200%2C200&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dashicons-admin-links.png?w=370&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"utilities-readiness\">Utilities have learned lessons from previous storms<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>On the ground, a major issue to watch is ice accumulation.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While state officials say the electric grid is prepared, Texans could still see local outages if ice buildup or fallen trees topple power lines or utility poles. This was a major reason why tens of thousands of households and businesses in Austin went without power for days during <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2023\/02\/02\/austin-ice-storm-power-outages\/\">the 2023 winter storm<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In turn, utilities in Austin and Houston have buried power lines in targeted areas.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More efforts to prevent falling trees from knocking out power are also underway. For instance, Public Utilities Commission of Texas\u2019 Chair Thomas Gleeson on Thursday said Oncor did vegetation management on 8,000 extra lines and replaced almost 20,000 additional distribution poles, following the passage of <a href=\"https:\/\/capitol.texas.gov\/BillLookup\/History.aspx?LegSess=88R&amp;Bill=HB2555\">House Bill 2555 in 2023<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And in case of local power losses, utilities\u2019 outage trackers are currently all \u201cup and running,\u201d Gleeson said. The lack of a local outage tracker was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2024\/07\/25\/texas-power-grid-puc-centerpoint-hurricane-beryl\/#cb716d09-d0c9-43c4-bd88-f8a9fed8db6e\">an issue<\/a> during Hurricane Beryl in 2024, leading some Houstonians to turn to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/climate-environment\/2024\/07\/11\/whataburger-power-outage-map-beryl-texas\/\">Whataburger app<\/a> for information on where power had returned.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.puc.texas.gov\/storm\/map\/\">PUCT\u2019s map<\/a> to see which utility operates in your area.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u2014 Alex Nguyen<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Disclosure: Oncor has been a financial supporter of The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan news organization that is funded in part by donations from members, foundations and corporate sponsors. Financial supporters play no role in the Tribune\u2019s journalism. 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