Texas News Nearly 200 People Died In February’s Winter Storm, Double The State’s Initial Estimate By Texas Standard Published April 6, 2021 at 10:45 AM CDT Twitter LinkedIn Email Your browser doesn’t support HTML5 audio A car remains untouched on Zennia Street in Austin throughout a winter storm on Feb. 16, 2021.Julia Reihs/KUT “Most of these deaths were preventable. Most of them were attributable to the fact that Texas simply could not insure that electricity would stay on during a severe winter weather event.”