Dallas Resident Says He Received Nearly $7,000 Energy Bill As Effects Of Winter Storms Continue
Dallas resident DeAndre Upshaw said it was "very shocking" when he opened his latest electricity bill.
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Dallas resident DeAndre Upshaw said it was "very shocking" when he opened his latest electricity bill.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott held an emergency meeting with lawmakers on Saturday to address spikes in energy bills following the devastating winter storms this week.
With the snow and ice clearing in Texas, bodies are being found of people who likely froze to death as they struggled to stay warm after electricity was cut to millions of homes
After almost two weeks of a deep freeze and two winter storms, temperatures will stay above freezing Saturday night across the Metroplex.
The objective of this survey is to identify damages across Texas, to help emergency management officials across the state gain an understanding of damages that have occurred during the recent winter weather.
The Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) announced Saturday it has launched an investigation into factors that led to outages that left millions of residents without power this week.
Texas residents in many areas of the state are now able to apply for federal assistance if they were affected by the historic and devastating winter storms this week.
The White House announced on Saturday that the president had declared a major disaster in Texas, and he has asked federal agencies to identify additional resources to address the suffering.
A man has been charged with capital murder after three people were found dead inside a burning home in the Collin County city of Celina, police said.
The iconic 100-year-old home of "Buffalo Bill" from the movie "The Silence Of The Lambs" went up for sale recently, but wasn't on the market for long. Now it will be open to anyone who thinks they can stomach an evening there.
A Southlake man is warning people to watch over their pets over the next few days, after he had to rescue his dog from a frozen swimming pool.
More than a dozen North Texas cities are still under boil water notices, driven in part by burst pipes flooding homes and businesses and putting immense strain on the water system.
On top of the floods, many are also dealing with connectivity issues from power outages, and boil orders that impact the ability for kids to wash their hands, and for cafeterias to produce food.
The couple and their two kids were walking around Thomas Jefferson Park in Northwest Irving when the mother slipped and fell through the ice into the pond.
From barbecue to pizza, eight Keller restaurants are serving up free meals to families who are finding it hard after winter storms to make their own.
