Hey y'all,

The electricity situation continues to improve. The water situation is improving on the provider end, but many properties are being impacted by pipes bursting. Roads are still dangerous.

Here's what we know: 1/x
Electricity:

Because of increased generation (We're up to over 60,000 MW of generation! We were hovering just over 40,000 Monday night.) and everyone's conservation efforts, ERCOT is no longer asking electric providers to "shed load".

2/x
It's still possible that we may need some rolling blackouts, but we hope generation will continue to improve. The more we conserve, the less likely rolling blackouts will be necessary. So what does that mean for people whose power is still out? It means:

3/x Image
Report outages using this information:

1. PEC: More info here: bit.ly/3k2kreb
2. San Marcos Electric: More info here: bit.ly/3jZF1vZ
3. Bluebonnet: Visit bit.ly/3pwrKvV

4/x Image
The water situation continues to be dire across much of HD 45. Not enough power = low pressure = not enough supply and a risk of boil water notices. (There are also outages from burst pipes.) Everyone should conserve water.

Here’s what I’ve gathered about various suppliers:

5/x ImageImage
Advice on Thawing Frozen Pipes by Foundation Type: bit.ly/3qF0Ovy
Instructions on Shutting Off and Draining Water: bit.ly/2NJ57Y8
Finding your water shut-off valve--advice for well water: bit.ly/3qzV9Xx

6/x
Lastly, if you have property damage, document all expenses carefully. I hope to have more information about reimbursement opportunities soon.

Stay safe y’all.

7/x

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20 Feb
Hey y'all,

🚰 Here is a list of water distribution sites in House District 45.

10:00-4:00 PM: Hays High School, 4800 Jack C Hays Trail, today and Sunday.

11:00 AM: AMVETS, 401 W. FM 150 and Chapa Middle School, 3311 Dacy Lane, bottled water distribution while supplies last.
12:00 PM-4:00 PM: Tom Green Elementary, located at 1301 Old Goforth Road, will have bottled water distribution while supplies last.

12:00 PM-4:00 PM: Buda YMCA parking lot, today and Sunday. The Buda YMCA is located at 465 Buda Sportsplex Dr.
12:00 PM: Monarch Utilities is setting up a bottled water distribution site at Home Depot, 3730 Dry Hole Rd. in Kyle, today and Sunday.

The @DSTXChamber has a running list on their FB page of businesses in DS who are also providing water to residents.
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Hey y'all,

As of this morning, electricity conservation is no longer required by ERCOT. Raise the thermostat guilt free! Some are still without power, and electric companies are working as fast as they can. The ice conditions may create some more line damage.

More info below👇 Image
Electricity:

San Marcos Electric estimated they'd have all outages repaired by noon today. PEC hopes to make all repairs by the end of the day. Bluebonnet is currently reporting no outages in HD 45. So what does that mean for people whose power is still out? It means: Image
Report outages using this information:

1. PEC: More info here: bit.ly/3k2kreb
2. San Marcos Electric: More info here: bit.ly/3jZF1vZ
3. Bluebonnet: Visit bit.ly/3pwrKvV Image
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“Gov’t has reached the limits of what it’s willing to do because of fear of the reactionary right,” would be more accurate.

I am mad because of an article about Michigan health departments telling people to do their own contact tracing, b/c it’s so much better than Texas.

1/
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We abdicated our responsibility. There were many people fighting for a different outcome, but we were not successful and therefore more people are dying.

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Let’s talk for a second about dropping off mail in ballots here in Hays County.

First off, the rule/practice as it is today: To vote absentee, you have two choices. Drop your ballot in the mail OR bring it to the Hays County Government Center in San Marcos & present an ID. 1/x
Sent your ballot in and want to make sure it’s received? Check here, first link at the top: hayscountytx.com/departments/el

Hays County has an election administrator (instead of clerk running election), which gave them less legal flexibility to attempt multiple drop off locations. 2/x
So Hays County was *not* impacted the Gov’s most recent order. Instead I was hoping that he’d clarify that we *could* have more drop-off locations. County commissioners, both R and D, were open to it, but our election administrator was advised against by SOS. 3/x
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I’m really appreciating @TexasDSHS Chief Dr. John Hellerstedt’s update to legislators today. A summary:

1. We are seeing an encouraging downward trend in hospitalizations. We’re not out of the woods, but it’s encouraging. Things are still worse in south Texas. 1/x
2. This virus is just as dangerous as predicted. If we assume 5 million Texans have had COVID (a very high estimate), then it going through 1/6 of the population still resulted in some hospitals being overwhelmed. We can’t handle the virus quickly going through the other 5/6. 2/x
3. What we’re doing is starting to work, but now is definitely *not* the time to stop. Keep social distancing, keep wearing masks, keep washing your hands, and hopefully we’ll see the trends continue. If we let up, it *will* get worse again. 3/x
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Hays County’s “Emergency Cash Assistance Program (ECAP)” has $600k available for small businesses in Hays County who are struggling from the effects of COVID-19,

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greatersanmarcostx.com/ECAP
and who were unable to secure federal funding through the Payroll Protection Program (CARES Act) or the SBA’s EIDL program.

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The Hays County ECAP is the result of a coordinated effort between the Greater San Marcos Partnership, PeopleFund, and the cities of Dripping Springs, Kyle, Buda, San Marcos & Wimberley.

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