ERCOT unsure when outages will end, political leaders voice power concerns, more snow: Your Tuesday evening roundup

Who paid for Ken Paxton's trip to DC?  [Morning roundup] [NEWS]( | [BUSINESS]( | [SPORTS]( | [HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS]( | [ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT]( | [FOOD]( | [THINGS TO DO]( | [OPINION]( | [GAMES AND PUZZLES]( 02/16/2021 By Todd Davis Good evening! A winter storm has impacted delivery times for some subscribers. If your newspaper delivery is delayed by weather, please access the e-paper edition at [](. We apologize for the inconvenience, and we thank you for being a member. Your support helps us produce great journalism. Prefer the online view? It's [here](. ADVERTISEMENT Dan Bryant and his wife Anna huddle by the fire with sons Benny, 3, and Sam, 12 weeks, along with their dog Joey, also wearing two doggie sweaters, with power out and temperatures dropping inside their home after a winter storm brought snow and freezing temperatures to North Texas on Monday in Garland. (Smiley N. Pool / Staff Photographer) WINTER WEATHER UPDATE [Hundreds of thousands without power as more snow comes on heels of record cold]( As Dallas-Fort Worth notched a new record low temperature of minus 2 degrees Tuesday morning — making it the coldest day in North Texas in 72 years — the power grid was still struggling to heat the homes of hundreds of thousands of North Texans. Even though electricity had been restored at least temporarily to many customers, more than 3 million were reported to be without power about 5 p.m. as a result of increased demand in the extreme weather conditions, according to Poweroutage.us. Oncor Electric Delivery reported more than 23,000 outages about the same time, affecting 900,000 customers. About 260,000 of those customers were in Dallas County and about 175,000 were in Tarrant County, though those numbers fluctuated by the hour[.]( [The widespread outages began at 1:25 a.m. Monday]( when the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, the agency that oversees the state’s power grid, instructed transmission companies such as Oncor to limit power availability. . - Electricity: [ERCOT officials]( say they have no idea when Texas’ power outages will end. - Power reaction: [Dallas]( | [Customers]( | [Lawmakers]( - Survival: [North Texans without power]( search for ways to stay warm. - Travel: Hundreds more [flights canceled]( through Wednesday at DFW Airport, Dallas Love Field with more snow ahead. - Store updates: [Grocery shoppers]( are braving the cold as a second snowstorm approaches Dallas. - Public health: [Hospitals see rise in hypothermia cases]( carbon monoxide poisonings as Texans struggle to stay warm. - Warming stations: [Dallas]( | [D-FW area]( - Education: [Schools remain shut down]( for classes, but some keep buildings open to help students and families. - Restaurants: How [Dallas restaurants are feeding neighbors]( during the 2021 snowstorm. - Stars: Stars postpone [Tuesday night’s game]( against Nashville due to Dallas’ continuing power issues. - Kindness: How [this Dallas nonprofit]( rose to the challenge of housing 700 people amid the historic winter storm. - Winter tips: [Pets]( | [Driving]( | [Food storage]( | [Fireplace]( | [Outages]( | [Conservation]( - Stay updated: Stay up to date with important weather news alerts for North Texas with the [Weather Wise newsletter](. 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