A once-ignored derivative of hemp has become a hot seller for people looking for a loophole around marijuana laws.
Sin alimentos frescos ni agua, los residentes de Del Río dijeron que la ayuda del gobierno ha sido escasa. “Los vemos solo cuando están contendiendo por el cargo”, dijo un hombre sobre los políticos.
The overwhelming nature of grief has been the unofficial theme this week for a White House confronted with a disaster in the nation’s second largest state amid a pandemic.
After millions lost power during a winter storm, lawmakers have held marathon hearings, prosecutors have started criminal investigations and residents have asked for accountability.
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A struggling school system. An oil bust. A marching band determined to keep playing through a pandemic. This is the story of one Texas high school in crisis — and trying to reopen its doors.
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Del Rio residents, searching for fresh food and water, said that government aid has been sparse. “When they’re running for office is when we see them,” one man said of politicians.
The temperatures are back to normal, but daily life is still a struggle for Texans affected by last week’s storms.
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The chairwoman and four other board members of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas stepped down after millions were left without electricity during freezing temperatures.
President Biden is trying to untangle an interlocking web of Trump-era border restrictions, leading for now to disparate treatment of migrants and rampant confusion.
Basics remain scarce in some parts of Texas, and many already battered by a year of the coronavirus now face a costly recovery.
Even Senator Cruz realizes kilowatt-hours aren’t like avocados.
El gobierno estatal enfrenta desafíos para alimentar y proteger a los ciudadanos pero una cadena local de tiendas ha acudido al rescate.
As state government flounders, has a beloved grocery store chain become “the moral center of Texas”?
Disasters call for compassion and action, not sniping on social media.
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Since a winter storm and hard freeze swept through the state last week, knocking out power and heat, homeowners have swamped plumbers with urgent repair calls.
Small government is no match for a crisis born of the state’s twin addictions to market fixes and fossil fuels.
Texas has refused to join interstate electrical grids and railed against energy regulation. Now it’s having to answer to millions of residents who were left without power in last week’s snowstorm.
After a public outcry from people like Scott Willoughby, whose exorbitant electric bill is soon due, Gov. Greg Abbott said lawmakers should ensure Texans “do not get stuck with skyrocketing energy bills” caused by the storm.
Power outages and no running water have left Texas and other parts of the South still feeling the effects of a deep freeze that swept the region earlier this week.
Continent-spanning storms triggered blackouts in Oklahoma and Mississippi, halted one-third of U.S. oil production and disrupted vaccinations in 20 states.
Su escapada a Cancún durante la emergencia eléctrica de Texas fue solo el más reciente episodio de una carrera política en la que Cruz ha sido repudiado por los demócratas, y no pocos republicanos.
At least 58 people died in storm-affected areas stretching to Ohio, victims of carbon monoxide poisoning, car crashes, drownings, house fires and hypothermia.
Some epidemiologists say it’s a bad idea, because the games will attract people from all over the country to Indianapolis and San Antonio, the cities that will host every game of the men’s and women’s tournaments.
The entire nation’s energy delivery system needs an overhaul.
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All energy sources fell short, but natural gas power broke down the most.
President Biden said on Friday that he planned to declare a major disaster in Texas which would allow for additional federal aid to be routed to residents struggling to access basic necessities after a deadly winter storm.
Take these steps when critical services are affected by freezing temperatures.
Readers criticize the Texas senator for abandoning his constituents at a critical time on the pretext of “being a good dad.”
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His getaway to Cancún during the Texas power emergency was only the latest episode in a political career that has left Mr. Cruz reviled by Democrats and more than a few Republicans.
“Snake on a plane, right there!” Kimmel joked. “Headed, ironically, to the very place he tried to build the wall around.”
Electricity was restored to most Texans who had lost power after a winter storm, but water systems for nearly two-thirds of residents were disrupted, leaving millions without drinkable water.
The Texas senator faced fierce blowback for fleeing his state as a disaster unfolded. Text messages sent by his wife revealed a hastily planned trip away from their “FREEZING” family home.
Days of freezing temperatures and power outages left many Texans facing long lines and sparsely stocked shelves at grocery stores, with more cold weather forecast for the coming days.
The state’s power failure has plunged some hospitals into crisis, even as they are still reeling from the coronavirus pandemic.
Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas said on Thursday that access to clean water remained a problem even as power was restored. He plans to ask for a major federal disaster declaration to release emergency funds.
We asked political strategists who have worked for figures like Anthony Weiner and Mark Sanford for their take on the Texas senator’s Cancún fiasco.
Amid his own push for Mexican energy sovereignty, President López Obrador said he was trying to stop a measure by Texas to restrict gas exports as both sides of the border suffered mass outages.
Senator Ted Cruz of Texas flew home from a vacation to Mexico after receiving heavy criticism for leaving the state while millions have struggled with a lack of electricity and water after a brutal winter storm.
Power failures have cast a spotlight on whether energy companies and regulators are doing enough to prepare for climate change and natural disasters.
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Readers urge greater use of renewable energy and less reliance on fossil fuels.
Photos of Mr. Cruz and his wife boarding a flight from Houston to Cancún, Mexico, sparked a fierce outcry on social media late Wednesday.
Tim Boyd, the former mayor of Colorado City in Texas, said in Facebook posts that have since been deleted that families needed to come up with their own plans on how to survive the winter storm.
The state’s massive blackouts are the result of a failure to insure against extreme weather.
Almost seven million people were being told to boil their water as another barrage of sleet and snow approached. FEMA has sent the state bottled water, blankets and generators.
The state’s widespread electricity failure was largely caused by freezing natural gas pipelines. That didn’t stop advocates for fossil fuels from trying to shift blame.
As the state reels from power outages, Democrats look to turn the tables on the Republicans who dominate state government.
A Honduran man and his young child were kidnapped for ransom while enrolled in a Trump program that forced thousands of asylum seekers to wait across the border. President Biden is slowly easing the restrictions.
Republicans are blaming renewable energy, when it’s the state’s powerful utilities that failed to prepare for the worst.
Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas signed an executive order on Wednesday directing natural gas providers to sell only to power generators in the state. With a second winter storm approaching, millions were still without power.
Jen Psaki, the White House press secretary, said the Federal Emergency Management Agency is sending generators and other supplies to Texas to help the state cope with power outages after a severe winter storm.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is sending generators and other supplies to Texas to help the state cope with power outages after a severe winter storm, Jen Psaki, the White House press secretary, said.
The state’s widespread electricity failure was largely caused by freezing natural gas pipelines. That didn’t stop advocates for fossil fuels from trying to shift blame.
A massive storm shut down electricity, closed schools and halted food delivery, adding more stress for students and teachers in the South and Midwest.
Los sistemas están diseñados para hacer frente a los picos de demanda, pero el clima salvaje e impredecible vinculado al calentamiento global muy probablemente llevará a las redes más allá de sus límites.
The founder of an insiders’ art fair in the Texas town is now planning a bigger cultural center, in the desert, for visitors year-round. It will open in the fall.
One of the worst winter storms in years has plunged large parts of the United States into a deadly energy crisis. It may be a glimpse of America’s future.
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“I’m kind of angry,” said one man whose family has been without power since Monday. A winter storm caused physical damage to the electrical grid’s infrastructure as well as a surge in demand.
Power outages, natural gas shortages and icy conditions made it hard for automakers, retailers and delivery carriers to operate across much of the South and Midwest.
As the freak winter storm raged, historically marginalized communities were among the first to face power outages, experts say.
After a deadly winter storm made its way across parts of the United States this week, millions of Texans remained without power in freezing temperatures on Wednesday.
Systems are designed to handle spikes in demand, but the wild and unpredictable weather linked to global warming will very likely push grids beyond their limits.
Deep in the heart of Texas, poverty means illness reigns.
Maps showing where frigid temperatures led to power outages after the huge winter storm.
Maps showing where frigid temperatures led to power outages after the huge winter storm.
The snowstorm covered a huge part of the country, including states unaccustomed to slick roads and a deep freeze.
The coast-to-coast storm brought heavy snow and frigid temperatures while leading to rolling blackouts.
A major storm brought snow and ice to a large part of the country, causing power outages and car accidents in several states over the weekend.
At least 2.5 million customers, most of them in Texas, had lost electricity by early Monday as weather advisories extended from coast to coast.
Recent pileups in Iowa and Texas amid severe winter weather have analysts and traffic experts issuing vital reminders about how to stay safe. One common refrain: Slow down.
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Diez dosis de la vacuna de COVID-19 expirarían en unas horas, por lo que un médico de Houston se las administró a personas con afecciones médicas, incluida su esposa. Lo que sucedió luego fue “el momento más bajo de mi vida”, dijo el doctor Hasan Gokal.
At least five people were killed in crashes that involved at least 100 vehicles on a Texas interstate Thursday morning, as winter weather caused hazardous conditions.
The accident took place along Interstate 35W in Fort Worth, where the authorities warned of dangerous weather conditions.
Ten doses of the Covid-19 vaccine would expire within hours, so a Houston doctor gave it to people with medical conditions, including his wife. What followed was “the lowest moment in my life,” Dr. Hasan Gokal said.
Ten doses of the Covid-19 vaccine would expire within hours, so a Houston doctor gave it to people with medical conditions, including his wife. What followed was “the lowest moment in my life,” Dr. Hasan Gokal said.
Mr. Wright contracted Covid-19 soon after the Capitol riot. A month later, he became the first sitting member of Congress to succumb to the disease.
After buying an awkward 1960s house with a clumsy 1980s addition, a couple set about dragging the lakefront property into the 21st century.
After buying an awkward 1960s house with a clumsy 1980s addition, a couple set about dragging the lakefront property into the 21st century.
Jenny Cudd, who is charged with participating in the Jan. 6 siege, said she had planned a four-day “work-related bonding retreat” in the Riviera Maya with employees and their spouses.
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The alert, which said that the killer doll from the “Child’s Play” horror films was a suspect in a kidnapping, was sent as a “result of a test malfunction,” according to state officials.
While the podcast is a biography of the Tejano star, it also weaves in the personal story of the host and examines why the singer has had a lasting effect on culture.
After defying the F.A.A. during its last test flight in December, the company got approval but didn’t succeed in sticking the landing.
Laredo, Texas, sufre el peor brote de Estados Unidos durante el mes más mortífero de la pandemia. Un cardiólogo emprendió una cruzada para lograr que el estado cierre su ciudad.
Laredo, Texas, is enduring the country’s worst outbreak at the end of the pandemic’s deadliest month. A crusading cardiologist, leading the fight, is begging the state to close down his city.
Rosa Jimenez was imprisoned after being convicted of murder in the death of a toddler who choked on paper towels while she was babysitting him in 2003. Experts now say the death was accidental.
Two of those taken ill were in an intensive care unit, military officials said, adding that the soldiers had believed they were consuming alcohol.
A look at this week’s news from the team tracking the coronavirus.
A look at this week’s news from the team tracking the coronavirus.
A look at this week’s news from the team tracking the coronavirus.
The Rio Grande Valley shifted decisively toward President Trump, cancelling out votes for Joseph R. Biden Jr. in urban and suburban areas.
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See full results and maps from the Texas election.
See full results and maps from the Texas election.
See full results and maps from the Texas election.
See full results and maps from the Texas election.
A hurricane watch was issued for parts of the Texas coast.
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