Two million Texans who lost electricity during Hurricane Beryl still did not have power on Tuesday afternoon. Even with temperatures climbing into the 90s, powe
, power companies say it could take days or even a week to get air conditioners and lights back on in Houston and other areas slammed by the Category 1 storm.
Harold Reyes is part of the Austin Energy team ready to help. Together with 19 other line workers he was briefed to prepare for long shifts in taxing conditions.The Austin Energy crew is taking 17 trucks to Houston to restore power to more than a million CenterPoint Energy customers. It is a small part of a massive force of 12,000 line workers and tree trimmers who are rolling in from across the country to get electricity on as fast as possible.
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