Frozen Texas reels from power outages and water woes amid winter storm
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JAY JANNER/AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN VIA AP
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks about the winter storm during a press conference at the State Operations Center, Thursday Feb. 18, in Austin, Texas.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Mary Kay Hoffman holds a sign as she waits for the arrival of Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, at the international arrivals terminal at George Bush Intercontinental Airport Thursday, Feb. 18, in Houston. Sen. Cruz has acknowledged that he traveled to Mexico for a family vacation this week as his home state was paralyzed by a deadly winter storm. In a statement Thursday, Cruz said he was returning to Texas.JAY JANNER/AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN VIA AP
Matt Fowler rests in a warming shelter at St. Martin's Lutheran Church on West 15th Street in downtown Austin, Texas, Thursday, Feb. 18. Church members opened the shelter Sunday and have been sheltering and feeding more than 20 homeless people during the winter storm.JAY JANNER/AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN VIA AP
Travis County Commissioner Ann Howard, right, chats with Matt Fowler in a warming shelter at St. Martin's Lutheran Church on West 15th Street in downtown Austin, Texas, Thursday, Feb. 18. Church members opened the shelter Sunday and have been sheltering and feeding more than 20 homeless people during the winter storm.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Donated water is distributed to residents, Thursday, Feb. 18, in Houston. Houston and several surrounding cities are under a boil water notice as many residents are still without running water in their homes.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Donated water is unloaded at a distribution site, Thursday, Feb. 18, in Houston. Houston and several surrounding cities are under a boil water notice as many residents are still without running water in their homes.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Donated water is distributed to residents, Thursday, Feb. 18, in Houston. Houston and several surrounding cities are under a boil water notice as many residents are still without running water in their homes.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Pigeons roost on a snow covered wall, Thursday, Feb. 18, in downtown San Antonio. Snow, ice and sub-freezing weather continue to wreak havoc on the state's power grid and utilities.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Cristina Pasten wheels bottles of water from a distribution site, Thursday, Feb. 18, in Houston. Houston and several surrounding cities are under a boil water notice as many residents are still without running water in their homes.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Leovardo Perez, right, fills a water jug using a hose from a public park water spigot Thursday, Feb. 18, in Houston. Texas officials have ordered 7 million people to boil tap water before drinking it following days of record low temperatures that damaged infrastructure and froze pipes.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A water bucket is filled as others wait in near freezing temperatures to use a hose from public park spigot Thursday, Feb. 18, in Houston. Houston and several surrounding cities are under a boil water notice as many residents are still without running water in their homes.YFFY YOSSIFOR/STAR-TELEGRAM VIA AP
Burger's Lake put a hose on their natural spring and are supplying people with clean water Thursday, Feb. 18, in Fort Worth, Texas. The spring flows to the Trinity River in the winter and it was diverted to help people during the storm.ASSOCIATED PRESS
People living on the streets use blankets to keep warm, Thursday, Feb. 18, in downtown San Antonio. Snow, ice and sub-freezing weather continue to wreak havoc on the state's power grid and utilities.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A woman living on the streets uses blankets to keep warm, Thursday, Feb. 18, in downtown San Antonio. Snow, ice and sub-freezing weather continue to wreak havoc on the state's power grid and utilities.ASSOCIATED PRESS
People walk through the snow as they pass the Alamo, Thursday, Feb. 18, in San Antonio. Snow, ice and sub-freezing weather continue to wreak havoc on the state's power grid and utilities.MARIE DE JESUS/HOUSTON CHRONICLE VIA AP
Bottled water placed on pallets at the City of Houston Upper Braes Warehouse to be delivered to vulnerable populations in the City of Houston during a boil water notice, Thursday, Feb. 18, in Houston. Houston is currently under a boil water notice because of issues with the water treatment process due to the cold weather.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A Park Policeman patrols along the River Walk as snow falls, Thursday, Feb. 18, in San Antonio. Snow, ice and sub-freezing weather continue to wreak havoc on the state's power grid and utilities.ASSOCIATED PRESS
People stand in line outside an HEB grocery store in the snow Thursday, Feb. 18, in Austin, Texas. The store did not have milk, eggs, meat or refrigerated items. Temperatures dropped into the single digits as snow shut down air travel and grocery stores.