"Texans were tossed from one crisis to another this week as frigid temperatures and winter weather battered the state and the surrounding region, leaving many people in dire situations and grasping for the most basic of needs." (N
The Winter Storm that occurred in Texas was devastating for a lot of families, the state was not prepared for such low temperatures, power outages, and street closure in some places. Kendal says "We were happy and excited because we haven't seen snow in a while, and it was the first time that my son (Jacob, 3 years old) was going to see snow; but we definitely weren't prepared for the power outages, our house doesn't have a gas heater, which made our nights extremely cold, and we were worried about our son." Ana adds, "Not only the power outages but there were some streets that were really dangerous because they were slippery which made hard the acquisition of food." Texas should take action and prepared for the next winter storm which can be worse than the one we just witnessed.
www.nytimes.com/2021/02/20/us/texas-winter-storm-explainer.html.
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