Bright Star Solutions utility line contractors workers on power lines for a nearby subdivision, Friday, Feb. 18, 2021, in Montgomery. Temperatures stayed below freezing Tuesday, with many still without power. have already announced closures for Monday, Spreading the word to Houston renters about the CDC’s eviction order. As she was nearing the door and said she had been in line for more than 30 minutes. Originally from Los Angeles and a graduate of Loyola Marymount University, he has been a features reporter or editor at the Orange County Register, Miami Herald, and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Here’s what you need to know. Eithan Colindres, left, wears a winter coat inside as he tries to stay warm with Brian Colindres, Tamilin Colindres, Sofia Morazan and Brihana Colindres after their apartment lost power following an overnight snowfall Monday, Feb. 15, 2021 in Spring. The station was powered by a large generator. Alvin DeCuier loads his son Gavin, 1, into a car to leave their apartment Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, at Cuney Homes in Houston. Wayne Cashmere bundles up at a shelter setup at the Lone Star Convention & Expo Center, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, in Conroe. Volunteers help distributing bottled water to people in need because of the boil water order and low water pressure Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021, at Emancipation Park in Houston. One local official described the situation as placing the city “on the precipice of disaster.” The move to reopen a designated COVID-19 hospital comes as hospitalizations due to the virus have reached their highest levels since the outbreak began. Velma Williams wears multiple items of clothing to stay warm during a power outage in Third Ward Monday, Feb. 15, 2021, in Houston. by Brit Bennett. He said his home does not have power and that his wife uses a CPAP, and he was unable to find a generator. One official says that the city is “on the precipice of disaster ... As Houston vies for LA and Phoenix to succeed NYC as America’s biggest COVID-19 hot spot, the Houston Chronicle reports that health officials may reopen a COVID-19 hospital at a football stadium while officials weigh whether to reimpose a stay at home order. Daily Kos moves in solidarity with the Black community. A fire investigator checks the second floor of a home where a grandmother and her three elementary-age grandchildren died Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, in Sugar Land. Houston is suspending on-campus workouts for its athletes after six tested positive for coronavirus. They had to rent a water suction pump to pump the water on the floor. near Bourgeois Rd. Months of wetter-than-usual conditions are culminating in record- or near-record water levels across the Great Lakes. The Big Bass Resort, which is home to mostly seniors was out of power for three days after a winter storm left people without power and water along with freezing temperatures. Parkdoll Jackson Burks cries as she talks with Jerry Garcia, Harris County Constable Precint 2, who was delivering meals from the Houston Food Bank at the Big Bass Resort, in Houston, Thursday, February 18, 2021. "We may be approaching the precipice of a disaster," said Hidalgo, the highest-ranking county executive. Fiona (front to back), Enzo and their father David DiPuma enjoy a sled ride on the Miller Outdoor Theatre hill Monday, Feb. 15, 2021, in Houston. Houston Chronicle reporter Zach Despart and University of Houston Energy Fellow Ed Hirs join Chuck Todd to discuss the power grid emergency.Feb. A woman with the Houston Food bank delivers a meal to Gloria Partida, a resident of Big Bass Resort at the Houston Food Bank, in Houston, Thursday, February 18, 2021, after a winter storm left people without power and water along with freezing temperatures. As emperatures stayed below freezing Tuesday, and many in the neighborhood around the furniture store without power, Jim "Mattress Mack" McIngvale opened his store to help area residents come in from the cold. Subscribe now for full access and to support our journalism. Heights resident Todd Green huddles beneath multiple blankets as he tries to stay warm in his home without power and running water, in Houston, Wednesday, February 17, 2021, after a winter storm left people without power and water along with freezing temperatures. Abbott appointees cut ties with power reliability team before... Tomlinson: Fixing Texas power grid can be easy, if error admitted, Ted Cruz calls controversial Cancún trip 'a mistake', Hypothermia suspected in death of Conroe boy, Perry: Texans will accept blackouts to keep feds out of market. Sylvia Gomez lost power at her house and went to stay with her daughter in Pasadena last night, but came home to find her water pipes bursted due to the cold weather and flooded her house. A long line of cars wait along FM 1960 to turn into McDonald’s where the drive thru line continues around the restaurant Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021 in Houston. Travels wait in long lines as all flights at William P. Hobby Airport resumed after water issues forced officials to cancel or divert all flights yesterday Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021, in Houston. The city is still under boil water order and some places are still having low water pressure. Houston residents wait in line to get free bottled water at a mass distribution Friday, Feb. 19, 2021, at Delmar Stadium in Houston. The Houston Chronicle is tracking the historic arctic storm's impact on the Houston region and the rest of Texas. The Big Bass Resort, which is home to mostly seniors was out of power for three days after a winter storm left people without power and water along with freezing temperatures. The announcement by Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo and Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner on Thursday came a day after the Lone Star state recorded its highest one-day tally of new cases since the pandemic emerged. A utility worker works on a power line on Galveston Island on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021. Octavio Jovellano works to turn off water in a building Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021, at the intersection of Lyons Avenue and Waco Street in Houston. Six more deaths were reported, bringing the region's death count up to … "When you look inside, you see how God protected this church," he said.