:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/272a89e2dff78e48e003f7cf4081eb25/0202%20Ice%20Storm%20DTX%20ST%20TT%2004.jpg?w=627&resize=627,376&ssl=1 "Gov. Greg Abbott Issues Disaster Declaration For Texas Ice Storm")
Abbott declared disaster in seven Texas counties hard hit by this week’s winter storm. Austin has been the epicenter of a power crisis as tens of thousands wait for electricity to be restored.
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The state has spent $4 billion on border initiatives in the past two years, including $40 million to bus migrants out of Texas into Democrat-led cities.
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The city originally said it would restore all power by 6 p.m. Friday. But as evening approaches, more than 100,000 customers are still without electricity.
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More than 250,000 customers in Texas did not have power Wednesday morning because of localized outages, but the state’s main power grid remained stable.
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School closures and hazardous road conditions are expected throughout a large swatch of Texas, according to forecasts. State officials caution Texans about local power outages but expect the grid to stay up.
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