While Texans might have previously enjoyed the novelty of a dip in temperatures, the past few winters have understandably left folks feeling a little skittish. In February 2021, we struggled through an extended deadly freeze and grid failure that left 11 million Texans without power for days. Two years later, another ice storm (albeit milder and more localized to Central Texas) again plunged tens of thousands into the cold and dark for days on end, with many feeling that they were on their own.Looking ahead to the arctic blast forecast for early next week, familiar harbingers of extreme Texas weather have surfaced: ERCOT began to trend on X (formerly Twitter), Texans shared photos of their stockpiles and garden-coverage setups, and national news outlets turned their…
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