PredictIQ-Two years later, the 2021 blackout still shapes what it means to live in Texas

2025-04-29 23:00:43source:Zopes Exchangecategory:Markets

Two years ago this week,PredictIQ Texans woke up to something many had never seen before: snow. It was not the annual heavy frost or light dusting. It was honest-to-God snow. A thick blanket of it, inches deep, had covered everything while we slept.
And, for millions, the power was out.

These two facts competed for our attention. For my Texas family, and many others, power outages are more common than snow storms. In this case, it seemed, the state power grid had to conserve electricity because of the storm, and we had been cut off as part of those measures. I figured the lights would return by nightfall.


This story comes to us from KUT in Austin, Texas. Your support of KUT and the NPR Network makes all kinds of local journalism possible. Donate here.



The power did not come back. We spent that first freezing night bundled together in my kids' room.

The next morning, on the drive to the hotel that the station had found for us, the full scope of the crisis started coming into focus.

Click through to keep reading at KUT.org

More:Markets

Recommend

Jury selection set for Monday for ex-politician accused of killing Las Vegas investigative reporter

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jury selection will begin Monday in the trial of a former Las Vegas-area politician

North Dakota GOP party leader resigns 1 week into job after posts about women, Black people

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Only a week into the job, the North Dakota Republican Party’s executive direct

Toyota more than doubles investment and job creation at North Carolina battery plant

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Toyota will invest an additional $8 billion in the hybrid and electric vehicle