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Several parts of Texas are under a winter weather advisory, including counties east of El Paso, Dallas, Austin, and areas north of San Antonio.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has extended a disaster declaration to include an additional 85 counties. The amended declaration covers 219 of the state's 254 counties. A disaster declaration is a formal move by the Governor or local leaders that activates emergency management plans.
Oncor crews across North Texas are ramping up equipment, tree‑trimming and outage‑response teams as freezing rain and Dallas weather alerts raise the threat of ice‑related power failures.
Changes to ERCOT, power supply facilities in Texas after catastrophic 2021 winter storm should help weather January storm.
The winter storm hitting North Texas is shrinking hours at busy retail sites in and around the region. NorthPark Center, one of the biggest shopping hubs in North Texas, delayed its opening to noon on Saturday and is set to close earlier,
Though Austin and San Antonio have both been under a winter storm warning, the National Weather Service (NWS) added another warning to the list for select towns and counties: an ice storm warning. The NWS issued the alert just before 12:30 p.