Austin FC goalkeeper Brad Stuver took to Twitter Saturday evening to report that he has been without power for just over three days.
Texas ice storm: Austin Energy still working to restore power
Austin Energy said Saturday evening that additional contractors have arrived to help lineworkers from Austin Energy and neighboring utilities, including New Braunfels Utilities, CenterPoint Energy and Renegade to restore power. The utility is warning residents that restoring power to a single circuit could be a multi-day effort due to equipment possibly being in hard-to-reach areas like a greenbelt or buried under extremely heavy debris.
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