Texas Governor Greg Abbott and state officials urge residents to prepare for subfreezing temperatures expected with an approaching cold front. ERCOT and the Public Utility Council have stated their confidence in the power grid's ability to withstand the freezing conditions.
Transmission towers near the CenterPoint Energy facility on December 22, 2022 in Houston, Texas . Gov. Greg Abbott and state officials have begun warning residents to prepare for subfreezing temperatures as a cold front looms over the state of Texas . ERCOT and the Public Utility Council have assured residents that the power grid will remain stable amidst freezing conditions.
Dallas Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy looks on during the first half of an NFL football game against the Washington Commanders, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025, in Arlington, Texas. Jerry Jones has dropped multiple hints that McCarthy would be back, but the team owner was far from definitive about McCarthy's future after a“Mike’s one of the best coaches that I think there is. He was made to coach here. He’s done absolutely nothing to diminish my opinion of him as a coach,” Jones said, later adding that “I don't know that I am considering making a change.”“That’s what the next few days and weeks are about now,” he said.
McCarthy said he and Jones hadn't yet talked about what happens next, and would be getting together “in the near future.”
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