President Joe Biden announced Saturday that he had declared a major disaster in Texas and ordered federal assistance to aid in local and state recovery efforts as millions of residents suffer the effect of severe winter storms. As of Friday evening, there were about 137,000 homes without power reported across Texas. As of Friday evening, there were about 137,000 homes without power reported across Texas. Store shelves were empty where perishable food would normally appear and officials handed out bottled water to help out amid "overwhelming demand." Nearly half of Texas’ population was instructed to boil water before drinking it after the icy weather disrupted water treatment facilities.

Source: Fox News February 20, 2021 06:10 UTC