Snow covered I-45 in Houston during Winter Storm Uri in February 2021. (Community Impact staff)
This January, Texans again braced for an arctic blast that brought ice and below-freezing temperatures to large parts of the state. Residents prepared by stocking up on groceries and dripping faucets, while some businesses, schools and government offices closed for days.
Local officials reported less than one dozen storm-related deaths and state leaders warned that some communities could see isolated power outages due to weather conditions; however, the Texas power grid remained stable throughout the storm and the state came away largely unscathed…