The United States Post Office vans stand behind the post office building Tuesday morning, waiting to be thawed out. The USPS was closed Monday for President’s Day, allowing the snow to accumulate. No word on whether they will be able to fulfill their motto: “Neither rain, nor sleet ...”
Tennis anyone? Doubtful. The courts at Mexia High School are covered in snow and ice on Monday afternoon. All sporting events have been postponed.
An old Mexia News box adds a splash of color to a winter wonderland scene in Wortham.
AUSTIN – Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday declared the reform of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) an emergency item this legislative session. In declaring this item an emergency, the Governor is calling on the legislature to investigate ERCOT and ensure Texans never again experience power outages on the scale they have seen over the past several days.
The most unrelenting winter weather pattern in decades unleashed brutally unseasonable cold and record snowfall deep into Texas, sparked harrowing scenes on roadways across the middle of the country and left millions of customers without power over the weekend. The coast-to-coast weather system caused particular chaos across Texas, where rolling blackouts left people in the dark and without electricity amid teeth-chattering temperatures.
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