Power prices in Austin are erupting… Oncor Electric Delivery, Texas’ largest transmission and electric distribution utility, warns customers to “be prepared for additional outages and stay weather aware due to an active Winter Storm Warning.”
Read MoreIran’s government will have no choice but to limit nuclear inspections starting next week if the other parties to a 2015 nuclear deal do not cooperate with it, according to its foreign ministry.
Read MoreGiving up social media or alcohol for Lent are by far the most common ways to engage in modern fasting before Easter, but, interest in (temporarily) swearing off meat is rising.
Read MoreLast night at approximately 11:53 PM, Wallis Fire was dispatched to the 6600 block of Harry St in reference to a house fire. The 911 dispatcher advised that the estranged spouse, identified as Michael Ray Cardenas, had set her home on fire and threatened to kill her. Wallis Fire, with an assist from Sealy Fire Department, was able to extinguish the flames inside the residence, that was severely damaged by the fire. Cardenas is now in custody and charged with Arson, Attempted Murder, Assault on a Peace Officer, Possession of a Controlled Substance, and Tampering with Evidence.
Read MoreAn August 2011 report warned that Texas could experience power outages, like we’re experiencing right now, due to weaknesses in our grid caused by freezing temperatures yet nothing was done to prepare.
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