Houstonians woke up to heaps of snow outside their homes Monday morning, with brutally cold wind chill dipping temperatures into the teens and no electricity in most areas. The entire state of Texas is under a winter storm warning. National Weather Service forecasters have extended the winter storm warning for the Houston area to 6 a.m. Thursday, as cold weather and the threat of more rain freezing or otherwise remain.
President Joe Biden approved Texas’ emergency disaster proclamation Sunday. The declaration orders federal assistance to supplement state and local storm response efforts, according to a statement from the White House. Governor Greg Abbott elevated the number of resources available to local officials, as the state faced potentially-deadly power outages to hundreds of thousands of homes.
“Many power companies have been unable to generate power, whether it’s from coal, natural gas, or wind power,” Abbott said in a release. “ERCOT and the PUC are working non-stop to…