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Texas escapes cicada brood

Have you ever had to listen to an army of cicadas doing their best to drive you crazy? It’s like some alien force has implanted some device inside your head that creates this never-ending buzzing. If you’re already crazy, you won’t notice the sound, so in some ways, there may be a silver lining to insanity.

Texas leaders failed to heed warnings that left the state’s power grid vulnerable to winter extremes, experts say

Millions of Texans have gone days without power or heat in subfreezing temperatures brought on by snow and ice storms. Limited regulations on companies that generate power and a history of isolating Texas from federal oversight help explain the crisis, energy and policy experts told The Texas Tribune.

Officials: don't worry about delay in 2nd COVID-19 dose

EDINBURG – Because of the bad weather, state officials were unable to deliver a full complement of 2nd dose COVID-19 vaccines last week prompting Hidalgo County officials to prioritize 2nd dose inoculations by re-distributing 1st dose vaccines. County health experts, however, acknowledged that many Hidalgo County residents did not receive their second dose either through county government distribution or through private providers because of the weather and the subsequent problems with power and water.

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