"Texas Power Grid Faces Continued Strain Amid Freezing Temperatures"
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Despite frigid temperatures, the Texas power grid has held firm, with the Electric Reliability Council of Texas indicating sufficient power to handle expected demand. Wind chills fell below zero in cities like Austin, Dallas, and San Antonio, prompting a request for energy conservation, but only about 30,000 of the more than 13 million utility customers in Texas were without service as of 9:30 a.m. Central time.
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