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Analysis: A Winter Storm Leaves Texas With A Black Eye

By Texas Standard • Feb 22, 2021
  • From left: Martin Xoxa, Chelsea Pursley and Joe Williams build a fire on Thursday to keep warm outside of Pursley's home in East Austin. The group had been without power since Monday evening.
    From left: Martin Xoxa, Chelsea Pursley and Joe Williams build a fire on Thursday to keep warm outside of Pursley's home in East Austin. The group had been without power since Monday evening.
    Miguel Gutierrez Jr. / The Texas Tribune

The Texas government’s failures in the face of a winter storm have been very hard on Texans, and could do lasting damage to the state’s reputation.