Winter cold grips Texas with record lows and outages
The Associated Press report details Texas grappling with historic cold, icy highways, and potential power outages as frost spreads statewide. Record lows are set in Dallas, Amarillo, San Antonio, and other cities, with utilities warning of further brownouts and travel disruptions affecting thousands.
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Odessa Families Endure 8-Degree Cold As Transformer Fails
In Odessa, Betty Hudson and son Jeffrey stayed in a 55 degree home after a transformer overloaded, cutting power to several homes. Crews replaced a fuse but outages persisted briefly as locals faced a record 8 degree low. The cold snap, linked to a front pattern, may stretch to Saturday with December bills rising over October.
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Water suit sent back for new ruling in NM export ban
The 10th U S Circuit Court voided a federal judge’s ruling in a water rights case filed by El Paso. It remanded to U S District Judge Howard Bratton due to a changed statute on moving groundwater out of New Mexico. State officials aim for settlement and plan to refile to pursue the case.
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Sheriff jails San Saba's only doctor
In San Saba a single physician Dr Roy E Lee is jailed on child support arrears amounting to nearly five thousand dollars. He says the town could raise funds quickly but he cannot pay. Sheriff Barker says the clinic can summon aid for emergencies and he already carried a child with a finger injury to the hospital. Page 2A.
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