BREAKING: Nearly half of Texas' wind power generation capacity has been offline because of frozen wind turbines in West Texas, grid operators report 1/ atxne.ws/37gdNMh
Typically wind farms across the state generate up to a combined 25,100 megawatts of energy.
Fortunately, the storm's gusty winds are spinning the state's unfrozen coastal turbines at a higher rate than normal, helping to offset some of the power loss 2/ atxne.ws/37gdNMh
In Austin, wind power supplies roughly 19% of the city's energy demands, @brand4on reports.
The frozen turbines come as low temperatures strain the state's power grid and force operators to call for immediate statewide conservation efforts 3/ atxne.ws/37gdNMh
H-E-B locations across Texas will close early in coming days amid the uncharacteristically severe winter weather hitting the state.
The news comes as reports of long lines, crowded stores and empty shelves abound on Twitter 1/ atxne.ws/3d5K906
In Austin and Central Texas stores will open at 6 a.m. tomorrow and close at 7 p.m.. On Monday, stores will open at 9 a.m. and close at 7 p.m.
You can view a full list of hours and locations, here: atxne.ws/3d5K906 2/
If the reduced hours have you considering a curbside or delivery order, those might also be more difficult to come by in the next few days 3/ atxne.ws/3d5K906
.@statesman spent last night and today covering developments surrounding a hostage situation during which local pediatrician Dr. Lindley Dodson was shot and killed.
Here's what we know:
1) Dr. Bharat Narumanchi, who was also found dead at the scene, has been identified as the gunman.
2) Narumanchi had recently been diagnosed with terminal cancer and given weeks to live.
3) Dodson was a beloved community member, and many have mourned her death on social media.
Emails obtained exclusively by @statesman capture the outrage felt by Austin residents over @MayorAdler's mid-pandemic trip to Cabo 1/ atxne.ws/2KhPC7V
@MayorAdler Included in the nearly 300 emails, were notes from brides-to-be who had postponed weddings and from people who said they had missed funerals and births because they were afraid of catching and spreading the deadly virus 2/ atxne.ws/2KhPC7V
@MayorAdler A woman who said she was approaching 70 told the mayor that she had been deprived of social interaction during the pandemic "and your actions have made me feel even worse" 3/ atxne.ws/2KhPC7V
BREAKING: Texas reported a record-setting 10,826 new coronavirus cases Tuesday
The number exceeds the state’s previous high of 10,791 cases set in mid-July during a severe coronavirus surge 1/ atxne.ws/3nD7Nmr
El Paso, Lubbock, Amarillo, Midland-Odessa, San Angelo and Laredo have surpassed a 15% hospitalization threshold set by @GregAbbott_TX that triggers tighter restrictions 2/ atxne.ws/3nD7Nmr
@GregAbbott_TX “This is a really concerning time, a really critical time for the pandemic."
The rising numbers, which mirror much of the rest of the country, come as the holidays approach, alarming public health experts 3/ atxne.ws/3nD7Nmr
Last year private electricity companies disconnected customers 834,000 times for failure to pay during summer months, leaving Texans to swelter in life-threatening heat #HostageToHeat 1/ atxne.ws/2OUSCHi
A six month investigation found that as residents fell ill and died, regulators and lawmakers failed to provide relief, turning a blind eye to skyrocketing summertime disconnections 2/ atxne.ws/2OUSCHi
People with chronic conditions such as multiple sclerosis, who are more acutely affected by disconnections, have been cut off with alarming regularity, placing them in an even more vulnerable situation 3/ atxne.ws/2MPCWlZ