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18 Feb, 22 tweets, 9 min read
TEXAS LATEST:

• 537,000+ still without power

• 264,000 in areas where water systems are completely non-operational

• At least 37 people have died because of weather-related fatalities since Thursday, the majority in Texas

nbcnews.to/3ayAAFn
People wait in line to fill propane tanks Wednesday in Houston.

Customers waited over an hour in freezing rain.

Millions in Texas still had no power after a historic snowfall and single-digit temperatures created a surge of demand for electricity.

📷 David J. Phillip / AP
Woman rests inside a Gallery Furniture store that opened as a shelter Wednesday in Houston after millions lost power due to historic low temperatures across Texas.

📷 David J. Phillip / AP
Father John Szatkowski of St. Paul The Apostle Church stands looking at his flooded atrium caused by a broken water line in Richardson, Texas.

Father Szatkowski and his staff discovered the flooding as they prepared for Ash Wednesday services.

📷 Tony Gutierrez / AP
Rescued turtles stunned by cold weather are placed in an evacuation center in South Padre Island, Texas.

📷 City Of South Padre Island Convention And Visitors Bureau / Reuters
People wait in long line at a supermarket in Austin, Texas, on Wednesday.

📷 Kolby Lee / Reuters
People collect firewood with others from a wood heap opened to the public Wednesday in Dallas.

With a long line of people waiting in their vehicles, groups of 13 were allowed 6 minutes to load as much wood as they could carry away from the recycling center.

📷 LM Otero / AP
A homeless camp under a bridge on I-35 in Austin, Texas on Wednesday as Texas experiences historic low temperatures.

📷 Montinique Monroe / Getty
A Fiesta Mart staff member tells customers that the store is closed because of a power outage in Austin, Texas, on Wednesday.

500,000+ Texans are still without power on Thursday.

📷 Montinique Monroe / Getty
Owner Jim McIngvale collects trash inside Gallery Furniture store which he opened as a shelter Wednesday in Houston as millions of Texans still had no power.

📷 David J. Phillip / AP
Man wipes a tear while taking refuge in a shelter after record-breaking winter temperatures in Galveston, Texas, on Thursday.

📷 Adrees Latif / Reuters
Customers wait outside at a Home Depot in Pearland, Texas, on Wednesday.

The store would only let one person in at a time because the store has no power.

📷 Thomas Shea / AFP / Getty
Texans fill water jugs and coolers using a hose from a public park water spigot Thursday in Houston.

Houston and several surrounding cities are under a boil water notice as many residents are still without running water in their homes.

📷 David J. Phillip / AP
An HEB grocery store employee hands out flowers to customers waiting in line in the snow Thursday in Austin, Texas.

The store did not have milk, eggs, meat or refrigerated items.

📷 Ashley Landis / AP
Man uses lava rocks from a grill to heat household as historic winter weather caused electricity blackouts in San Marcos, Texas, on Tuesday.

📷 Mikala Compton / Reuters
Man huddles around space heaters powered by a generator after electricity blackouts in San Marcos, Texas, on Tuesday.

📷 Mikala Compton / Reuters
Most gas stations are completely out of fuel after a snow storm Thursday in Fort Worth, Texas.

The storm has brought historic cold weather and power outages to Texas.

📷 Ron Jenkins / Getty
Trucks are at a standstill southbound on Interstate Highway 35 on Thursday in Killeen, Texas.

📷 Joe Raedle / Getty
A worker transports water bottles from the City of Houston Upper Braes Warehouse to delivery trucks Thursday.

Houston is currently under a boil water notice because of issues with the water treatment process due to historic weather.

📷 Marie D. De Jesús / Houston Chronicle / AP
.@BillKarins highlights expected record low temperatures in some Texas regions overnight Friday (left) before warmer temperatures arrive over the weekend (right).
@BillKarins Donated water is distributed to residents Thursday in Houston.

Houston and several surrounding cities are under a boil water notice as many residents are still without running water in their homes

📷 David J. Phillip / AP
@BillKarins A homeless woman under blankets in downtown San Antonio as sub-freezing weather continues across regions of Texas.

📷 Eric Gay / AP

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19 Feb
TEXAS LATEST:

• 192,000+ still without power

• 13,000,000 under boil water orders

• At least 43 people from 10 different states have died because of weather-related fatalities since Thursday, the majority in Texas

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Firefighters near San Antonio had to truck in water Thursday to battle a blaze that devastated an apartment building because hydrants were frozen, a fire chief says.

No one was injured in the fire.

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Demonstrators stand in front of Sen. Cruz's home Thursday in Houston.

Cruz says his decision to go to Cancún as Texans suffer without heat, water and power was "a mistake" that he now regrets.

nbcnews.to/3azN4MV

📷 Marie D. De Jesús / Houston Chronicle / AP Image
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19 Feb
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The escape attempt saw her drive to Oman, before boarding a yacht bound for India. She then planned to fly to the US and seek asylum.

But after a week, the vessel was intercepted and Latifa was returned to Dubai. (3/7)
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18 Feb
Sen. Cruz is facing backlash after photos went viral that purportedly show him and his family traveling to Cancún, Mexico, as his state’s residents suffer without heat, water and power because of the state’s historic winter storm.

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The Houston Police Department tells @NBCNews that Cruz’s staff contacted them on Wednesday afternoon to assist him in his arrival and movements through Houston's international airport.
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16 Feb
A Black ballerina at one of Europe's premier ballet companies has called out racism in the elite dance world.

"Our skin color should not be a criteria, only talent should matter." #NBCNewsThreads (1/5) nbcnews.to/3jSuVNe
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