Texas News After Winter Storm, Texas Plumber’s Apprentices Can Work Alone To Repair Damage KWBU | By Texas Standard Published March 3, 2021 at 9:35 AM CST Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 2:51 Callaghan O'Hare / Reuters Jay Farrell uses water from his hot tub to flush his toilet in Houston as people across Texas found themselves without running water after pipes ruptured due to freezing temperatures following an unprecedented winter storm. Damage from last month’s winter storm was so widespread that Gov. Greg Abbott changed the rules to allow plumbing apprentices to tackle broken pipes and water heaters.
