Elizabeth Troval

She says the cold weather might actually have a positive effect on what was already looking to be a decent season for crawfish.

But cattle cannot burrow into the ground, which is why economist David Anderson with Texas A&M says during cold snaps, cows, unlike crawfish, get smaller because they're eating food to stay warm, not to add weight.

That can bring down beef production.

Anderson says the storm also hit a lot of poultry-producing regions of the country, not just Texas.

It's an extra expense that can hurt a farmer's bottom line.

I'm Elizabeth Troval for Marketplace.

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held the hand of our residents when they passed away.

They celebrated milestones, birthdays, anniversaries.

But someone has to do these jobs, and Blumberg has been forced to hike wages multiple times for the positions affected by TPS.

Licensed nurses, CNAs, maintenance, housekeeping, culinary, dishwashers.

It could lead to more nursing homes closing wings, downsizing, or maybe even closing their doors.

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Today, the U.S.

is paying the political price after decades of globalization.

is paying the political price after decades of globalization.

This didn't happen out of a vacuum, says Rice University's David Gantz.