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  Harris County Sues TxDOT To Halt I-45 Expansion Project

  March 12 at 4 a.m.

  The Texas Department of Transportation has been moving forward with its $7 billion plan to remake and expand Interstate 45 to lessen local traffic, but Harris County threw a wrench in that effort on Thursday by suing the state transportation agency. The county hopes its lawsuit will lead the U.S...

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  Officials Warn Power & Water Outages Could Last Days Longer As Winter Crisis Drags On

  February 17 at 7:31 p.m.

  Despite some modest gains in the state’s electricity output as generators come back online, elected officials warned Wednesday that both the disastrous power outages and the lack of safe (or any) water many Houston residents are still facing could easily last until this weekend. “Residents still need to be prepared...

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  Texas and Houston Area Enter Day Three Of Winter Hellscape [UPDATED]

  February 17 at 9:42 a.m.

  Over a million locals are still without power or heat Wednesday morning as this bone-chilling cold weather drags on into the third day of this interminably cold week. As of 5 a.m., CenterPoint Energy said 1.35 million of its Houston area customers didn't have electricity. According to a Wednesday tweet...

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  Power Outages May Linger Even Once Texas Warms Up, Hidalgo and CenterPoint Warn

  February 16 at 6:50 p.m.

  In a stark warning, Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo and CenterPoint Energy cautioned area residents Tuesday night that the catastrophic power outages affecting more than a million locals could be with us even longer than the hellaciously cold weather dumped on Texas by an unprecedented winter storm. “Let me give...

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  Hidalgo Warns 150-Year Freeze Possible As One Million-Plus Still Lack Power

  February 15 at 6:52 p.m.

  Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo took to the Houston TRANSTAR podium Monday evening to express her concerns about the million-plus area residents still stuck without power during this unprecedented winter storm. She once again urged locals to keep off the roads and stay home if at all possible to avoid...

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  Turner Says 1.2 Million Have Lost Power And Looks Like it Won't Be Restored Anytime Soon

  February 15 at 3:38 p.m.

  Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said on Monday that his number one priority is looking out for the approximately 1.2 million CenterPoint Energy customers across the greater Houston area who have lost electricity in the widespread power outages that have gripped the entire state of Texas during the ongoing winter storm...