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Texas Governor Greg Abbott blames power grid operator for winter storm disaster

Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Friday placed blame for the state’s widespread power outages on the grid operator, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT). Abbott’s press conference comes as the state continues to suffer from the aftermath of a winter storm that knocked out power for millions and caused a widespread water crisis. Watch part of Abbott’s remarks here. Source

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Texas struggles with growing water crisis

Power has been restored to millions of people in Texas, but millions more are still without clean drinking water after rolling blackouts and freezing temperatures caused pipes to burst and shut down several water purification plants. Jeff Ray, a meteorologist at CBS Dallas-Fort Worth station KTVT, joins CBSN to discuss the impact the storm has had on Texans over the past five days. Source

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