A dangerous winter storm is dropping snow, sleet and ice in Texas, knocking out power to 50,000 customers and closing an airport.
It took days for power to be restored, and more than 100 people died because of subsequent blackouts. Months later, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill to reform the state's power grid.Vehicles are at a standstill southbound on Interstate Highway 35 on Feb. 18, 2021 in Killeen, Texas, as winter storm Uri brought historic cold weather and power outages to Texas.
As this week's storm approached, Abbott said Tuesday,"We're utilizing every applicable state agency to make sure that Texas will robustly respond."The state's Public Utilities Commission this week worked to inspect all power generators and Abbott said most passed inspections.
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