DENTON — As the North Texas ice melted from last week’s winter blast, Beto O’Rourke on Sunday continued his effort to put the heat on Gov. Greg Abbott for...
Texas’ grid held up to this week’s winter storm, withstanding the biggest test the state’s electricity system has seen since last year’s deadly freeze plunged the state into darkness.Some experts, however, say the state’s power grid has improved but is far from fixed. Like O’Rourke, they point out that natural gas components of the grid need to be weatherized.
Amid last week’s much-hyped winter event, Abbott proclaimed the electric grid was more resilient and reliable than ever. The storm, much weaker than the one last year, did not lead to massive power outages. O’Rourke said that’s why he visited Brown, who met him in Dallas at CitySquare, a nonprofit that helps fight poverty and homelessness and is providing Brown with housing.
Brown suffered frostbite during last year’s storm and developed a blood infection. He said Sunday he chose amputation rather than dealing with a long and uncertain recovery.
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