whoops

Prayer

And I love the followup comment:

many people have been without power for over 12 hours

they're now just keeping the power off "until conditions improve" and weather forecast predicts it will remain below freezing until WEDNESDAY

this is going to have a body count

dozens of cases of frostbite, 8 confirmed dead in Travis county alone. meanwhile many are reporting rich neighborhoods are up and running, many car dealerships have all their floodlights on

gas companies are also shutting off, water is off in some places, and North Texas is on a boil water notice in a situation where people can't boil their water. most stores are closed, noone can get cold weather gear, firewood, or no-cook food. people can't get to the warming centers because they're snowed in

dallas and houston both have high black populations, DFW has a high vietnamese population, and all of TX has a high mexican and other latine population. TX overall has many old poor disabled people of various races. the south isn't just white rich people

weather forecasters are saying power likely won't be back until thurs/fri