Lucio Vasquez
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first heard May 2025
last heard 19 Aug
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The state's grid operator, known as ERCOT, says it expects to meet electricity demand as the cold settles in.
Governor Greg Abbott says the grid has been improved to work under extreme cold.
The ERCOT grid has never been stronger, never been more prepared, and is fully capable of handling this winter storm.
Emergency crews are on standby, warming centers are opening across the state, and Texans are being urged to prepare and avoid travel during icy conditions.
For NPR News, I'm Lucio Vasquez in Houston.
Nearly five years ago, extreme cold crippled Texas's power grid, leaving millions without electricity for days and contributing to more than 240 deaths statewide.
Now, as another freeze approaches the Lone Star State, leaders say the system is better prepared.
The state's grid operator, known as ERCOT, says it expects to meet electricity demand as the cold settles in.
Governor Greg Abbott says the grid has been improved to work under extreme cold.
The ERCOT grid has never been stronger, never been more prepared, and is fully capable of handling this winter storm.
Emergency crews are on standby, warming centers are opening across the state, and Texans are being urged to prepare and avoid travel during icy conditions.
For NPR News, I'm Lucio Vasquez in Houston.
U.S.
District Judge Orlando Garcia says it would be, quote, impractical if not impossible to protect Texas students from unwelcome religious displays without blocking the law.
The bill went into effect in September, but it's already sparked multiple legal challenges.
Federal judges in separate cases have blocked the law for 25 school districts across Texas.
But in total, the state is home to just over 1,200 districts, and the rulings have mainly impacted the state's largest cities.
Similar laws in Louisiana and Arkansas have also been struck down by federal courts.
For NPR News, I'm Lucio Vasquez in Houston.
The Trump administration wants to quadruple beef imports from Argentina in an effort to bring down grocery store prices.
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