Who do you think was hurt most by the storm - Open text
Poor people who have no cash reserves to buy materials to ride out a storm.
Those without electricity for many days.
Anyone who was foolish enough to trust the government to protect them.
we here in the rural less dense areas who were last to get our electricity back on due to us being less densely populated.
The people who were out of power the longest and had busted water pipes causing damage. Plus the people who had electric service with companies like Griddy and were hit with outrageous bills.
Homeless people and homeowners that had no electricity which made their pipes freeze and break and not being able to get materials to repair them.
The vulnerable population - children, the elderly, homeless
The people who were without power, especially the elderly and poor
Those that don’t prepare for emergencies. If they had prepared for to tornados then they would have been better off. We have prepared for tornadoes, we only found a few areas we need to be better prepared.
The unprepared people who pay no attention to their worldly needs and attend more often to their wants.
People who live in homes without proper insulation, or the ability to go to warming stations.
People who do not think about emergencies. If one thinks and prepares, nothing is a real problem. A max tornado, does the most damage. A hurricane does the most on the coast. This was a once in my 84 years and by far was the worst winter storm. And I have lived in Pampa, TX.
The liberal policies that have infected this state. The green energy bull shit that was so exposed that it is NOT reliable. Fuck the new green deal and all you libtards
Citizens who rely on government to insure supply of basic services - electricity, water, gas.
Low income people who lost power and water and had no way to stay anywhere else or afford food to replace spoiled food.
This is tough but I believe all of us in Texas were hurt. Some unfortunately more than others.
The elderly people with health conditions that needed electricity for their oxygen tanks and other medical devices. Homeless people that couldn't get into a shelter because of over crowding.
There are many low income households here in DeWitt County. I help my neighbors as mush as my wife and I can.
People in areas where electric power was off for extended period. like off for 36 hours straight, on 20 minutes, then off 14 more hours. Thanks to DEREGULATION !
People who went the longest without power.
Although I do think that anyone who lives in the areas most affected by the winter storm was affected in one form or another, the most were the poor and less educated about the effects of climate change.
Home owners with burst water pipes and home damage.
The disenfranchised and classically marginalized groups.
People who did not prepare in advance. We have a generator, fireplace, bought food and water in advance - the storm was not a surprise, we knew it was coming and we knew it would be bad. Just like during hurricanes, people don't do what they are told to do to prepare for the weather because they are either stupid or lazy. My family all did fine. We are still without water in part of the house because we still can't get parts but that's the worst of it.
Underserved overlooked Texas in rural areas and low income communities.
No clue since our electeds do nothing but lie to us about everything.
People that had no way to heat their homes because of lack of other heating resources!
Power Consumers. They're being whipsawed by bad ERCOT handling of the grid and doing nothing for decades, environmental whackos who blame everything on global warming and think more green power will fix everything, those who insist Texas join the national grid (including some board members of ERCOT), and the biased media out to blame every Republican for everything bad that happens.
NOTBEING ABLE TO HEAT THE HOMEWE HADA FIRE PLACETHAT KEEP US FROM TO COLD
I think lower-income people were hurt the most, as they couldn['t afford to just go to a motel until it ended and got stuck with massive power bills they couldn't pay.
Those who lived in San Antonio. People there went without electricity and therefore went without heat FOR DAYS!!
Everyone aince we dont regularly deal with this situation
People of color and poor people always get screwed in this type of situation .
The elderly people that had no heat for days
People in poorer neighborhoods were hurt the most. They had access to fewer resources.
people and homes, birds that use windmills for electricity.
People with poorly insulated homes suffered the most from the winter storm by having pipes burst in the ceiling and walls of their home.
homeowners were hurt the most since insurance does not cover all of these expenses
Substandard housing dwellers, big city residents
Elderly and those required to use live saving equipment on a daily basis
elderly - low income families- people in apt buildings- people with special needs and have equipment in their homes to support their lives and health
Those who rely on electronic devices for life saving treatments.
Average citizens, especially poorer areas .
The people who were hurt the most are the people who really did not take the warnings we got seriously. They should have bought wood to burn for heat and bought extra water to drink. There was plenty of food available so no one should have had as much trouble as some people are claiming they had.
Everyone who had power outages that lasted several hrs & when power came back, it was only briefly so house could not warm up. I, and many others, nearly froze to death if it were not for intervention by God using family members to come & get us. Too many did NOT have that happen & they did, indeed, freeze to death including at least one young child.
People where pipes broke and caused dama9
Those areas who lost water and electricity for extended periods of time rather than sporadic outages as we had.
Those in the lower income neighborhoods. They lost their electricity on Monday morning & it did not come back on until Friday morning....The rolling blackouts rolled and stayed off.
People who cannot afford to stock up on food or take care of their housing.
Those who not only los electricity but also gas and water
Older people who could not leave their home
Minority & poor communities - I live in North Austin, and almost all of Austin suffered ongoing blackouts except West Austin, which is wealthier, and downtown remained lit up for the world to see despite the buildings being unoccupied and people freezing in their homes.
People who didn't prepare even though they were warned.
small businesses, the poor folks using electric heat, the entire populace that relies in electrric for heat,
People who houses an apartments lost electricity and gas service. Patients who needed electricity to power their devices to stay alive. The homeless community who had no place to go or refused safe haven
The poorest among us and the elderly and the homeless
The homeless, poor and the working poor.
The elderly and those with compromised health conditions.
Texan's confidence in their grid and government.
Busted pipes, and no electricity for 2 days consecutive.
Lower income people who couldn’t heat their homes or afford to not go to work.
Overall, I think everyone in the state of Texas was affected to some degree. We are not use to this kind of below normal temperatures. Our homes are not built to withstand the bitter cold like we had. Try as we might to prepare, the uncertainty of these cold temperatures were devastating to many.
The minority in the state because the wealthy bought more supplies then they needed, the wealthy were able to prepare better.
People like myself who require electricity to power medical support equipment.
Los mas heridos fueron las personas pobres, que no estaban preparados y los cogio de sorpresa.
I believe the storm was no respecter of persons, but those without generators, fireplaces, probably the poor was more hurt by the effects of the storms.
IT WAS CAUSE BY THE STORM BUT WE THE ELECTRIC COMPANY WAS NOT PERPARED AND MANY OF US THOUGHT WE WERE SAFE AND WE WERE NOT AND BESIDE THAT WE HAD COVID WHICH ADD TO THE SUFFERING
People who don't take personal responsibility for their needs and expect the government to take care of everything will always be the losers. The innocents at the beginning or end of their lives will be hurt the most. The answer? Community. Be the best neighbor or friend you can be. Look our for and help one another. Share your knowledge, talents and skills. Start or join a community garden to . produce your own food. Early warning systems are fine but only if you pay attention to the warnings. We all knew about the polar vortex or whatever fancy name was given to it well in advance. Its called a weather forecast and is available several times throughout each day.
PEOPLE WHO WERE OR ARE IN RETNLA HOUSEING OR APARTMENTS..DIFFICUULTY IN GETTING PROPERTY OWNERS TO REPAIR PER REPORTS
People living in areas where they were without power for days and their homes had little insulation and their pipes burst inside their homes and they also froze.
those who lost electricity and water for days
People who couldn't afford to prepare completely.
Poor people were hurt the most as Texas is set up to cater to the rich above all.
Every person in my city equally. No one was left untouched except for "Fled Cruz" who went on a holiday jaunt and blamed his children.
People who lived in apartments, elderly folks who lived alone, families with children, single-parent families.
rural residents - farmers who live on farms
People who couldn't didn't have or couldn't afford generators.
I think it really just affect all of us in general in the state of Texas
People who speculated on lower energy costs.
Poor, minorities, those who lost power who are dependent on medical equipment
Bad energy policy always effects the poor the most.
the poor and south texas winch Pres. dont care
All suffered some but probably lower income individuals were more readily effected.
People with limited resources to prepare and cope.
People who had to deal with loss of electricity and ppes breaking Pipes breaking could have been prevented if people followed the procedures for covering pipes
People whose pipes froze & damaged their homes.
People with no common sense, that like to blame others for everything and believes government should fix their problems
Most everyone in Texas to one degree or another.
Everyone was effected but those in lower economic areas without proper home insulation felt it the most.
Poor and middle class people living outside of big cities
As with most human activities, there is an inverse ratio between income and consequences...
everybody who lost electric and water for more than 1 day. Not the first storm like this in Texas but, now, the people running things just there for pay check and don"t have any common sense.
I think the seniors who couldn't find alternative places to go to keep warm were most hurt by this winter storm.
Poor people in trailers who could not heat their homes or have clean water to drink.
Areas that lost water and power for many days
Texans trusted their State government to have plans/structures/back up plans in place to protect its citizens. This storms demonstrated how horribly the State was unprepared. It taught us that the State government had not done the basic essential work to protect the electric grid. It made us aware that those response for oversight didn't even live in Texas. This is all on the political side. On the human side, seeing senior in public housing, many with disabilities, totally left defenseless. In some situation, not even staff was there to try to help the seniors. Had it not been for community advocates coming to the rescue, more seniors in San Antonio would have frozen in their apartments.
people being without power homeless out in the cold
The people who lost both power and water. I had water but no power or heat. My electricity would come on for 30 minutes or so then be off for 8 hours. It was VERY cold and difficult as I am 75 years old and have 3 dogs. Even at that, it could have been worse.
Homeowners and people that live in apartments
The consumer, higher electricity bill, not fair.
I’m still wondering what kind of impact it had on Covid. People without power were encouraged to gather in others’ houses which was something that has been strongly advised against during pandemic. A neighbor on the nextdoor app had two parents that were actively sick with Covid who were without power and had been looking around for a hotel to take them to. I’m sure there were many others in that same situation. That never has been discussed.
Everyone was equally hurt except the administration like ERCOT and officials like Ted Cruz
Impoverished families and POC areas of the city
residents with no power or water for multiple days
I think elderly people, children, homeless, and people who live in trailers.
The citizens of Texas since they were beholden to companies that did not prepare for winter like storms.
The poor people .. we can’t afford hotels and high deductibles to pay for damages to homes
The poor people who live in poorly insulated homes that have small children.
The citizens of Texas, if you weren't close to major medical or state agencies, you were out of luck
Almost every average working class Texan.
The elderly & poor, especially in the cities.
Those with nothing. On top of COVID and people already facing hunger having to face that kind of storm with a state that didn't fix the system in 2011 mega storm. This state care about money not people. The state politicians prove it ever day.
The people of Texas who were not ready for such a catastrophic disaster.
Elderly, sick & disabled, small children.
Low income individuals in harder hit areas.
Low income families who were already affected by Covid-19 problems.
my water supply and quality of the water
those who had a lot of water damage and/or lost power causing them to seek shelter elsewhere
Not enough fossil fuels readily available for the grid.
People who lost electricity and/or gas service.
People who had no power at all during the whole time
The elderly, the disabled. Those who were trapped in their homes and even today finding many of them dead in the apartments with the heater still running cause nobody cared enough to check on them.
People in areas that lost electric power for an extended period of time.
The ones that were homeless and had no electricity or drinking water.
The poor, the working class, pretty much everyone that wasn't a rich white Republican.
People with no family or friends who were also disabled and out of power and water
Apartment renters--they don't have fireplaces for alternative heating or space for storing large quantities of emergency food/water/generators.
las personas que no tuvieron electricidad pr largo tiempo
everybody was hurt by the winter storm. people's homes were damaged because of burst pipes and they had to stay in hotels because they couldn't find plumbers and contractors to come out and do the work
Every person who lives in an apartment where the power went out. Many had pipes burst in units above them, which ruined their apartment as well. Also elderly people whose power went out and lost heat.
Renewable energy sources, the storm help clarify which energy source is more reliable, fossil fuel wins hands down. Time to stop the fantasy and construct more nuclear, gas, and clean coal plants.
the people that can't afford to miss work
Those in Southern Texas were most exposed because they lacked the winterization necessary to prevent the problems. I live in Northern Texas, and we did not lose power, but we did have some rolling blackouts to ease the strain on the system in the South.
Mostly people in cities and suburbs as they are mostly unprepared for emergencies. In rural areas, people are mostly self sufficient and are usually more prepared for unexpected events.
Not sure. The storm did not affect my area at all.
The elderly and the poor had issues with broken water piping leaving them without water for weeks. Most people suffered in someway or another.
Homeless people, the elderly / disabled, impoverished people, and those without a social support network
People of color and people without the finances that the top 10% have. I imagine the Politian's didn't lose power. I'm sorry Senator Cruz went to Cancun.
Those that didn't have electricity and had no access to water
People who aren't prepared for anything. People who rely on others, including the government, for help. People need to be more self reliant!!!
We already have a fireplace, but ran out of wood. Our wood supply was covered in ice, and my 82-year-old husband used a sledgehammer and an ax to break up the wood. Even then by the third day the temp in the house was 37 degrees! We looked all day for a room, but were told by a sympathetic clerk, “Hon, you’re not going to find a room within a 300 mile radius.” Most places refused us because we had a dog. We couldn’t leave her at home to freeze! Our well had plenty of water, but no power to operate the pump. We had a generator, but it was not designed to heat the house. Seven days after the outage, our power returned, and the ice thawed. Then we found that the pipes on top of the tank had burst, so no water. Our neighbor was remodeling and his plumber came to our rescue. Then there were no parts to be found! Our fire station provided potable and non-potable water for us for another week! We still have broken pipes from our house to my husband’s shop, and will repair them this spring.
People who didn't have friends or family they could count on for help, as we did.
the people who can't afford to flee to Cancun!
The poorer neighborhood was affected the most
People with property damage along with no power or water
The folks that did not have adequate insulation in their homes and had pipes burst with some ceiling cave-ins.
Homeless, people living in mobile homes and the elderly regardless of where they live.
People’s morale and the lack of caring the political powers that be in the state of Texas and ERCOT have only caring about themselves and their safety and wallets, and not that of their constituents. Especially at the upper levels. They boo boo about this, but they created this mess with deregulation and privatization of electricity and natural gas. They are gluttons for money while not caring for the citizens of Texas.
Those in inaccessible locations that had power and water out.
Poor people, elderly and people of color
I would say low income family's were hurt the most by the storm..
No one group in particular. The problems were widespread.
All i know is that I WASN'T AFFECTED i have electricity through MY LOCAL CITY.CITY OF
The unprepared people that were helpless.
Those ignorant of how unpredictable Texas weather. This type of winter was normal prior to 1995. Family knew how to survive. Only the foolish depend on the Government.
Homeless texans, impoverished texans, disabled texans and Texan children. People died, dude.
The neighborhoods that had their power cut off for 3 to 4 days,when it was supposed to be a "rolling blackout".
Every one in the eastern areas of Texas.
Everyone especially children and elderly
As always, the poor and the homeless. The poor were hit again not being able to work because of road conditions. High power and water bills were outrageous. Those with disabilities who ran out of meds or oxygen were in life threatening conditions. The elderly in homes without heat and water
People who tried to take advantage of the low wholesale rates and people whose homes were not properly winterized.
The people who had no electricity or water
Texas residents and those who couldn't afford to skip out to Cancun.
The regular consumers, lower income people, and the homeless.
The elderly and the poor. Not those favored by the Texas governor.
homeless people who did not have a shelter available suffer the most
people who died due to lack of electricity for POWER and HEAT
People who lost their water and heat for a week
The elderly and those that could not afford to obtain food and accomodations
Low income Americans, communities of color, and children/senior citizens.
Low income communities who couldn’t afford to leave, live In apartments that lost power and water or do not have access to transportation. Elderly who were home bound and depend on support from community.
The state economy and the residents of Texas that got the blunt of the storm.
people with lower income and had to go out of electricity for over 1 day
People in apartment complexes. Who lost power and water
People in rural areas. However, everyone was affected in one way or the other.
Lower income and the working poor who couldn't afford to miss work, but had to because of the conditions. And Senior Citizens who were home bound, or who needed electricity for their medical equipment to work.
The people who don’t have a gas powered house and lost water. We can live without internet but can’t live without heat and water.
The poor, disabled, vulnerable citizens of Texas.
Texas was a complete disaster. I can only speak about my family. My daughter had to abandon her apartment because they hadn't fixed her roof cave in Or water pipe that burst. People are just starting to get their life back since the storm..
It’s a toss up between the elderly, young children and the poor.
Everyone because we were tried to prepare but ercot failed us
Those who couldn't fly off to a safe location. Most everyone was affected, but the worst were the unprotected: the homeless. lower-income families, apartment dwellers, people living alone.
The people that lost their lives due to morons working at CPS.
The homeless people that had nowhere to go, the elderly, the critically ill and the infants. All of these are groups of people that needed more help during the storm.
The people who lost power and water for days
It hurt the elderly and people who need heat and medical machines that require electricity.
Those in the southern portion of the state that aren’t use to cold weather that was experienced during the storm.
People that didn't receive the information on time, the elderly, particularly people that need powered medical machines to survive
There was a combination of classes effected by the power outages. Low income, middle income and High income. I never had a power outage. I am middle income in a little pocket near extremely wealthy homes. I think I was on the same grid as the multimillion dollar homes. There is no other explanation. My entire neighborhood was saved but surrounding neighborhoods were not. Going into the storm I was prepared for "rolling" black outs. I never had a black out and instead of 'rolling", there were some people that had power out for over 24 hours causing extreme discomfort and damage.
Homeless individuals and everyone with medical conditions, especially if they could not access their pharmacy for life-dependent prescriptions.
The homeless and those who live in poorer areas of cities, and a lot of rural communities
Those among us who do not have resources and money to get through a disaster unscathed.
The elderly, homeless and residents reliant on medical equipment that was powered electrically.
It was bad last month because power went off all over Houston for 3 days
those with the elderly and smaller children
Underprivileged people and families of all types. People who lived in worse areas suffered regardless and especially those with limited income. There are people with lesser resources who were financially harmed during the winter storm, whose houses weren't equipped to deal with the sudden change in temperature. These $1,000 plumber bills and subsidies they may not have applied or qualified for. People whose homes weren't weatherized or otherwise lived check to check. So when the winter storm came by, not only do they have limited hours but bills to pay on top of it. These things aren't prevented by special circumstances. This was not my particular problem of course but for some it was.
Deregulation and legislators favoring their fossil fuel corporations over the needs of the people
All the people who went without light for a long period
The southern parts of the state were totally unprepared for that kid of weather. Low income families were most effected.
People who were unable to afford prepping for this type of situation or any situation that can cause loss of normalcy. People who also expect the Government to take care of everything for them and hold no personal responsibility.
Seniors and children with special needs.
I think homeless people were hurt most by the storm.
People’s confidence in the electric company
Elderly, people that rely on electricity , to run life saving machines
The poor, and specifically communities of color. Wealthier neighborhoods didn't experience blackouts.
Pool Owners/ Heavily landscaped property owners.
Families without heat in their homes and homeless people.
I believe poor people who did not have the means to anticipate anything in the magnitude of the winter storm. Also, psychologically, the elderly and those who care for them.
Everyone!!! I didn’t lose electricity but my gas bill doubled and my house was not near as warm as it usually is
LOW INCOME, SENIORS,AND UNPREPARED INDIVIDUALS
People who lost their jobs because of Covid lockdowns and had little income to stock up on supplies when we heard the storm was coming.
democrat socialist . We were without power 18 to 20 hrs/day for over a week. We have suffered tornado damage twice in 20 years. We had food and water to cook with during the 2 hours a day we used the micro wave,
The poor, disabled, elderly & unprepared. I heeded the warnings & prepared two weeks prior, I bought food for more than a month, I already have a generator & bought gas for two week supply, filled my 2nd bathroom tub with clean filtered water, bought a months worth of pet food, I have an energy saving space heater able to be powered by a generator on low setting & closed off my house down to one room to conserve heat from small heat source, I have wood in case I had to use my fireplace, but I did not need to.
The failure to winterize the electrical and gas systems was a major problem due to the failure of the Texas State government to require the upgrades needed for years.
The people who had disabled family members and had to keep their equipment powered to survive
Everybody was equally hurt in different ways
Have you heard from the other guys about this yet and if
People who couldn’t afford to prepare beforehand and those who suffered damage due to burst pipes that don’t have insurance coverage
Homeless people and people living paycheck to paycheck
the people and businesses that suffered extended power outages.
People who lost power for more than one day
Vulnerable people, especially those who needed electricity to run health related machines
Low-income brackets were affected the worst.
Those who did not take steps to protect water pipes and who lost electricity for days/
People who were unprepared for emergencies and feel that the government is reponsible for every aspect of their lives.
Poor people, senior citizens, people with chronic severe health conditions ,families that were already in dire straits due to the pandemic.
Low-income, and disabled individuals that couldn't afford to mitigate the effects of the storm.
People who lost power for several days to weeks and who had severe damage to homes such as structural damage, broken water pipes and/or contaminated water.
Those that lost power with no help available.
the income we lost the income equivalent to one week and it hurts our financial situation cause we cant claim unemployment
People without adequate home supplies of food and water.
Dumb ass people who didn't prepare! Not mine or the government's concern. Hold people accountable
The elderly and children without power to heat their homes? Homeless people.
Renewable energy failed miserably. ERCOT did nothing to fix the issues. ONCOR made excuses. We were without power for SEVEN DAYS. This is unacceptable.
People with no alternative when hit with two days without power. Also people in massive traffic pileups.
low-income individuals, People with medical problems, people experiencing homelessness, and the loss of the community's trust in our local government and infrastructure.
The people who can least afford it: lower income, substandard housing, living in old sections of town that have utilities / water mains that are sadly out of date.
People who lost electricity and water were hurt the most.
Not being equipped with toad crew as other states are prepared for because they have or used to these weather conditions
Can not get enough warm house and warm food
Those who aren't privileged enough to live in affluent neighborhoods were exposed to the real brutal aspects of the storm, while those who are able to live in the River Oaks-esque neighborhoods were able to profit off of the spike in wholesale electricity. Ironically this isn't so different compared to what Enron did in California.
I actually believe that already under-served, impoverished elders and disabled people are the most affected. Many still have no running water in their homes or are slowly destroying their homes with leaking, broken pipes.
Our most vulnerable citizens. The poor and the people of color.
Elderly and disabled people who lost power and water
Democrats thinking green energy is enough
The elderly, especially in nursing homes.
Those without insulation and good heating methods.
Renter's and apartment dwellers who lost power and water and are still expected to pay rent.
Poor and elderly with no means of surviving drastic conditions. I did not know how to answer the previous page because we already have most of the things you mentioned, i.e., generators, water, extra food, etc. because we keep "hurricane supplies". The only difference in the freeze and the hurricanes we experience is that we needed heat during the freeze and we need some means of cooling during the hurricanes. We lose power with both.
All Texans were affected in one way or another.
Elderly and ill people stuck in their homes with no heat or water.
Lower income people were definitely hurt the most. There are still many without gas & hot water due to landlords never upgrading their pipes because they are low income housing.
Young families , elderly, sick in subpar housing.
The poor, as usual. Those with low income, who couldn't afford to leave and find warmth.
People that had water pipes break all over houses. I only had one, it cost me a little money to fix it, but I was better off than a lot of people.
People without electricity and water for days.
Those outside, like homeless and animals, and the elderly and poor
The poorest Texans, who make up most of Texas, were hurt most.
People who were in apartment complexes where water pipes burst on various floors, flooding a lot of apartments. Also, those without power and/or water for several days.
The winter storm hurt vulnerable people with health/old age issues who were left without power and unable to keep warm. Many died of hypothermia.
Those people who did not having rolling blackouts like we did. A lot of people consistently had no power for days
Everybody was hurt who couldn't afford to go somewhere warm.
I'm not sure. We were *all* hurt by the storm.
People who had no other place to go during the storm or had no way to leave their home. People with less income.
People with improper insulation in their homes
The Texas' citizens, especially the areas ignored due to lower income residents.
That it affected my apartment and that i was unable to work from home for a few days and needed to work on the company site
I was the plumbing repairs cost me thousands & thousands of dollars with ZERO help from the government
People in rural areas who had their power restored after others in urban areas.
Low income Texans, particularly those that are elderly or have small children. This because they had limited options for how to manage the storm.
The community especially those who were not knowledgeable to the risks and dangers taken to stay warm.
The people with the least resources are hurt the most. They are the poor of course.
I think it hurt most of the elderly and disabled who needed electricity for equipment and medicine.
I know that I suffered during the storm but I was grateful to have a car that I could warm up charge my phone cuz I didn't have electricity for like 5 days and I had food and bottled water and still running water and a flushing toilet people died I heard a story of a Hispanic lady waking up to her son just Frozen and we have so many people in Houston and I know it was necessary to have warming centers mattress one of the most giving caring people I've never met I've only heard during a pandemic and that was just so scary have strangers and the covid the people had to stay warm and eat they had nothing and I was just I was uncomfortable and cold and miserable but I knew that I should be grateful that where I live yes it was freezing the electricity was gone I was bored I had to do things in the dark and we were not prepared with flashlights or candles or anything but and if you think global warming is bullshit y'all need to figure this shit out we should have been notified of this storm that was coming and could have been evacuated at least the elderly the people that you know didn't can't fend for themselves and what a taking a chance of being in an environment that's not safe but their children and pets it's like the whole Trump covid is nothing drink some bleach is a conspiracy is going to go away and look at his now dying Americans are stronger than what the White House believes we are we can handle it if we can prepare but it's like you just don't want us worrying and running around like a chicken with their heads cut off so you don't let us know the severity of what's coming our way Donald Trump should be ashamed of himself he should be in prison he should be in prison for murder for allowing those people to come in to the White House and maybe he didn't kill them but they died there because he told his people to come and those three deaths should be on on his back and I missed your job President Joe Biden he it takes a while to fix the it takes your first term to fix you know the last president fuck ups because that's all Trump did was fuck up and lie and we allowed him to complete his term what a weak America we are no never met Putin a day in my life and then there's a picture of him shaking his hand Trump was sick psychologically sick and we let him run this country and a racist and just need he needs to be in prison right bunked up with cosby
The poorer people living in terrible conditions.
I think the elderly were most hurt because many were without power for days and susceptible to the cold with no way to get help because road conditions were awful and cell service wasn’t great either.
Every Texan some worse since not all on the same electric grid
Poor people, the elderly, and the disabled..
The poor or below average income families who ERCOT kept power shut off for multiple days
Those who lost their electric power for more than an hour and lasted for a few days
Texans living in areas hit the hardest by winter storm
the handicapped and elderly who have limited means to escape the situation. I personally spent a night in the emergency room due to an asthma attack brought on by the cold.
People who lost power or water for any amount of time
People that had to drive to work and were unable to remotely work from home.
The people of Texas were hurt the most. I don't really think it was targeting anyone in particular, but to have areas without power for DAYS and people dying from it is unacceptable. This was not something that should have happened and the leaders in Texas should be ASHAMED, not trying to place the blame on renewable energy. Someone needs to be held accountable, more than JUST Ercot.
Low income people living in south Texas cities
Seniors, and people that had any kind of surgery done, and children
Poor people were hurt most by the winter storm.
Everyday Individuals and families(poor and middle class) were hurt the most.
Those who were already the most vulnerable: the poor, the unemployed, the elderly, and young children.
Lower income households and those who rely solely on electricity, older homes which had access to gas stoves were a bit better off.
Elderly and people who have disabilities. I have a rare neurological disorder that is affected by cold weather. I look like I’ve had a stroke on a really bad day. Not being able to heat my home was absolutely miserable on my body. I was still having to take care of my kids and pets.
People in underserved communities and homeless people
Individuals who lost electricity for over 24 hours straight
Ordinary run of the mill people that are always impacted by these situations - the poor.
People that didn't have any place to stay
Lower income people and families without the resources to prepare in advance or cope afterwards.
all of the people who relied on the solar and wind power
People who had no homes, followed by people who lost electricity for many days and couldn't stay warm.
Not having power for several days, residents having to boil water and people dying from exposure.
Low-income city dwellers, particularly those in multi-family housing
The elderly and the poor, especially minorities, who were unable to afford alternative housing during the blackouts, food to replace what was lost/spoilt, who were many of those unable to workand who were without potable water for extended periods of time.
The people who had pipes bust, there homes were damaged.
Poor people in the cities who weren't in subsidized housing.
Those that were unable to leave the city due to economic circumstances. Not everyone was able to go to Cancun and leave their neighbors to freeze.
The homeless and low income people. Also people who were not used to the winter weather
People with medical issues that require electricity
las personas que murieron de frio, pero también las personas que se nos destruyó las casa y ahora tenemos que pagar reparations
It hurt all classes, ages, and gender of people
People who live in trailer homes either in trailer parks or on their land. Those in apartments too.
the homeless, and poor older people living in older homes.
Middle and lower class areas. The rich did not loose power
The people who rely on electricity to survive.
Those in lower income areas without heat in the home.
Every body was hurt by the storm. So I can't say for sure.
I think that poor people who were not ready for the winter storm and had no where to go (that was warm/safe) were the most hurt by the storm.
People without power and water, mostly middle and lower income.
The lower income residents were hurt more.
People who were not prepared for the storm and were not living in strong housing.
People in rural areas, areas that have overhead power lines.
The homeless and people who suffered extensive damage because of burst water pipes.
the people who lost power and water for extended amounts of time and therefore had damage to their homes
The elderly and those living in poverty.
The people of Texas, Not the government of Texas
electricity in homes. no water in the homes and loss of all plants grass and trees
the individuals who did not prepare for the storm. In my opinion the weather report gave ample time for preparation and unfortunately people did not take the severity of the storm seriously. The lack of preparation caused a lot of damage. The unprepared citizens were hurt the most
Poor people, minority households, and people with medical disabilities at home.
The homeless people in TX were hurt the most.
People experiencing poverty and homelessness
People who lost electricity & had water pipes burst
the most effective is stay at home moms that could not evacuate and homeless people
Low to mid income families that do not have the financial abilility to recover as quickly
That's the easiest question to answer in the whole world. Homeless people. They don't have shelter, they don't have clothing, they don't have blankets. I seen police take away blankets from these men and women it's a disgrace. So yes the police do make them suffer more then other people during weather like this. They steal their possessions, their food, and anything these people have the could make their lives easier. Or at least a little more bearable.
I think it was a good look into our reality and how it need to change
People that lost power for an extended period of time and those with little food or water available.
people who have their homes in poor condition.
People who lost power over many days and could not keep warm, unfortunately freezing to death
I think people in poorer communities were affected most by this event.
Far to many people moving to the GREAT STATE OF TEXAS that had to move from their home state .. now trying to change THE GREAT STATE OF TEXAS ..
Those who lost power for an extended period of time and people in rural areas.
The individuals that were w/o power for up to 7 days.
Las personas que se quedaron sin luz ,agua, y las personas que no pudieron comprar comida porque no avía en las tiendas
Elderly and underserved dependant on Griddy Electric for lower rates .
everyone was hurt by the storm; there's no need to attempt to quantify "who was hurt most." Who writes your surveys anyways? Such a stupid question. Also, learn how to use Grammarly if you can't spell or understand basic grammar. The possessive of Texas is Texas' NOT Texas's. Stop pretending to have pity on "those poor Texans too." The rest of the country makes fun of Texas constantly but then wants to use our situation to "raise awareness" or start some new woke environmental campaign. Just stop.
Low/Middle Income people who either lived in poor insulated homes (i.e. old trailers) or in confined locations like apartment complexes where there was poor property management of utilities (i.e. led to severe water damage from busted pipes).
The people who went without power and water for days. They then had to deal with busted water pipes and a host of other problems.
The American people. It was a terrible hit.
I think all Texans were hurt by deregulation of the energy grid.
People with severe health issues who required electricity to keep them alive
Poor communities, especially in rural areas with little to no support from the state.
Those who had no other resources to turn to and had no electricity and water for over a week.
As with all disasters, the lower income or marginal income groups.
homeless people and pets who don;t have shelter
The elderly and homeless. Hard to find Care for these vulnerable populations
The people who really need energy to keep it up and running like in need of medical assistance or even those who went longer without any kind of water and possibly still is to this day.
People died from this storm. People whose pipes burst have been greatly impacted. Also, some people in apartments have been hard-hit. There are still some apartment complexes that have not gotten the water back.
People that didn’t know not to run their fucking generators in the garage who died of carbon monoxide poisoning
Anyone at all who lost power for days on end
People who depended on electric heating for critical needs
Many Texans were affected but I'm sure the homeless were hurt the most
The people who were hurt most were the elderly, poor, and those who relied on electricity for medical equipment.
Low income housing with poor insulation as well as the homeless
Us, the little guys. The PUC stabbed us all in the back and we will struggle for a long time in getting those knives out of our backs.
Those without heat who had nowhere else to go and died of hypothermia
People that did not have a support system, like family or friends
The people. We lost so much. No power for 5 days.Pipes busted all over. We had to leave
I think the residents that don't have natural gas appliances suffered the most. Residents who have electric gas stove tops, or electric boilers suffered the most. Also, people who were not prepared for the storm to come and got hit hard unexpected.
The most vulnerable communities and animals
Hospitals, elderly, people in quarantine, apartments with water pipe breaks
Elderly and low income families that have less resources
Power outages seem to disproportionately affect lower income communities.
people living in low income neighborhoods. The elderly and disabled.
People and facilities that require electricity to maintain their health. People who lost water and people who lost electricity for extended periods of time.
People who had water pipes break and had no light for days
Elderly, families with small children, and people who rely on medical devices to survive.
Those poor and working poor. Also, those people unable to seek shelter elsewhere other than their homes.
Persons who experienced extended electric power outages
Low income and homeless citizens who were also disadvantaged by the pandemic.
People who can't ever afford to store extra
People who didn't have a gas fireplace and a gas stove...ALL ELECTRIC.
Low income people in apartments, and elderly in nursing homes
People who had major property infrastructure damage due to loss of power and/or heat, most commonly due to ruptured pipes and damaged equipment
I think poor people and I’ll prepared people
The poor, the elderly, those that need electricity for their medical equipment
People whose electricity went out for long periods of time
I think poor people and the homeless were most hurt by the storm. They were the least likely to have adequate shelter, clothing, food, or heat and seem to be the lowest on the list for getting repairs done to their property.
The people that had a lot of plants and fruit and citrus trees . And that's because the plants died by freezing. And all the dumb people who didn't do the right thing for the water pipes.
The rural communities that have no access in or out and takes longer to get help to them
The poor and elderly who were left without power even longer than most, without financial resources to make due in the extreme situation
I think the elderly and people with serious health conditions, people on oxygen suffered the most if they even made it thru. And also people living out in the country, too far away from any possible resources and the roads were too bad to get help to them
I really wouldn't know because we weren't really affected by the storm but i feel as far as the roads and highways were concerned they could have done alot better with that. But for the people who had to boil there water and had electricity outages for weeks i believe texas could have better prepared or did something to make sure Texans were safe and warm because they knew this storm was coming and didn't have a plan of action at all.
Either the homeless or people with electric stoves and boil orders
People with chronic health issues and lower income families
The elderly who live at home by themselves
People in impoverished areas, homeless people and those in jails.
Low income communities which are largely populated by BIPOC
The people that didn't have gas or alternate source of energy
The people who are least likely to be prepared and who work jobs that do not pay them if they aren’t there working i.e. people of color
People in lower income levels. Who had no transportation to look for food or water
The lights and trees falling down. Plus gas stations.
The unprepared & inept. The weak & the afraid.
I'm not sure. The power outages were widespread and affected all different groups of people. I would say Texas citizens in general were hurt most.
The elderly and individuals who depend on others to help them in their daily lives.
Families of more than 3 and pets. Since we lost electricity.
Texas’ homeless population and those who require electrical medical equipment
Minority and disadvantaged communities who did not have access to the same resources that I had.
All Texans were hurt. But the people already suffering in poverty or with health issues that require electricity were the most harmed
i think the gas utility was hurt the most
Individual families...not only physically- cold all day and night and dark but emotionally was draining - really tough to live while no updates or answers or help
Neighborhood that did without water and power for days.
Anyone depending on renewable wind and solar energy to keep the power on when there's no wind, ice, and no sun. Nuclear is the one and only best renewable energy source, solar and wind are just polluting and expensive, dangerous and unsightly.
The financially disadvantaged, those using Griddy.
I think we Texans as a whole we’re all affected negatively in many different ways. No one type of person was more affected than others.
Low income people in older homes with less insulation.
Homeless and or/poor non white inidividuals
The elderly most likely. Between the basic issues of not having heat disasters such as water pipes bursting could have been extremely dangerous if not deadly for them.
The homeless and those patients had to rely on electric gadgets at home to survive.
The college students. They’re babies. Had no idea what to do and parents out of state couldn’t teach their kids via phone.
Individuals who weren’t prepared and were in areas heavily affected by the storm because of lack of heating, water, food, and other resources
Lower income neighborhoods without power or water.
Farmers; people who live in poverty; animals ~ pets that are kept outdoors & pets without homes. :(
places with extended power and water outages
Elderly and small children with long-term power and water outages
Low income families - in Austin - east and south side minorities who work in the service industry were unable to go to work. I couldnt work due to internet issues but I am salary and my company was understanding - not everyone was as lucky.
Families of people who passed away due to the storm.
Minorities.. especially those living in Houston
Those without homes, gas, and electricity were hurt the most. As well as those that need electricity for life saving measures (oxygen machines, etc.)
The elderly and poor who tend to have outdated housing that lacks insulation. Anyone dependent upon electricity for medical needs
Customers buying electricity from unregulated providers.
Minorities, those living in poverty, unhomed people, those who experienced water damage in their homes, and those living in areas with extended power outages coupled with boil water notices.
Poor communities and those whose homes don't have fire places, insulated pipes, etc., especially in apartments that flooded.
All of northern Texas people were affected
People in lower economic communities and the homeless

Who did you rely on to provide accurate and reliable information during the winter storm - Open text
Local news media, local internet users, national weather service.
Mayor of Houston. The County Judge of Houston. NOAA. National Weather Service.
National Public Radio Houston 88. Weather Channel, National Weather Service
Weather services, local news, my own eyeballs
local news, city/county website, national weather alerts
Weather stations, city gov, word of mouth info
local tv stations local news paper and other state tv stations
no one. Texas weathermen are almost always incorrect in their forecast unless they say it is going to be hot in the summer. The problem is that it has gotten to the point that you can't rely on anything or anyone. Politicians lie and are only interested in getting re-elected. The politicians act like a group of spoiled children, which they are. No one cares about the country or the people or the ideals that this country was founded on. It is sad and depressing to watch what is happening.
Nobody, I couldn't get any radio, computer or Television service while the power was out. Once the power came back on - WBAP radio.
Local news, local radio AM stations, internet sites,
Weather Channel, state government,local TV
Radio and then tv. My computer once the tv came on. Both require Wifi. The radio was hooked to a solar stick and its battery recharged during the day. It also had a power crank. I also have solar power with up to three to four days of back up battery. Did not use. Needed the Wifi from the cooperative more.
Lubbock Power and Light. Never was a issue because we aren't on that socialized power source, ERCOT. Though Lubbock was suppose to join it this summer, there is many doubts now that we will. What a cluster Fuck Ercot is
Me. What information did I need? I already had my own water anyway - I've been water from a water store for a long time. I'm not sure what info I needed that I could not deduce myself (it's friggin cold out here)
Internet, TV stations over cell phone, news services over cell phone.
local news stations. neighbors. local friends.
Local news outlets; Facebook; national news outlets
Family members in other states. Friends that had electricity. Facebook.
Austin energy twitter feed. Local news stations on twitter and over the air. Austin city twitter feed.
TV and radio news services. Local daily newspaper. National newspapers, Washington Post and New York Times.
VHF weather and Internet weather sights are helpful. We also have antenna television in addition to Roku.
Television news, internet news, neighbors
none was available for folks who live in the country.
News, local government and the state government
National Weather Center, Texas Emergency Weather Alerts, My local TV stations.
KIII-TV, News Break, family members when the power went out
KRLD radio, battery powered television and news apps on cell phone.
Texas state government, National weather service
Foxnews weather, weather channel, and local news
Sadly, I do not have a source that I consider ethical, reliable and unbiased, who investigates issues, asks pertinent and revealing questions, and reports in good faith.
Local Media Outlets, NOAA weather updates
any radio station that would give us that info (which weren't many)
Local news when possible, Facebook when possible, texting with friends/family when possible
WBAP Radio station, Chris Krok, Chris Salcedo
We used the TV news and internet news when we had electricity and had an emergency radio to use when the electricity went out.
local news- State government- local government
I had no internet service, data service, television service, no radio, no telephone. Who or what could I do to be informed
When piwer was in on, news by radio & tv- otherwise only phone calls.
Local city government officials, Space City Weather Blog, ABC13.com
Radio and local internet sites - WHEN the electricity was on.
1. Local news 2. Weather channel 3. Social media
Local TV station KTRK. Weather Channel ..emergency alerts
Nobody provided reliable info during the storm
local news, local government website, church website
My friends via social media; city council members
National Weather Service & the Weatherbug app
local radio news, friends/family, state govt.
My local News Media, the Governor, and Mayor which did a pretty good work to keep us up to date.
Local news/weather radio, ERCOT notifications and local news websites
1) Facebook family and friends; 2) Governor Abbott; 3) Local news channels
Local News Governor Abbott Weather Channel
Local news websites, family, and friends/neighbors.
My emergency battery powered storm radio.
Internet, local authorities and state authorities.
THE TV WHEN WE COULD GET IT, INTERNET, AND PHONE IF THEY WERE WORKING.
A weather radio, TV weather forecasts if power is available, but the most reliable observation is my faithful dog can tell if there is a storm coming counties away. He feels the change in the barometric pressure and has ears that can hear the rumble of thunder (or feel the tremor in the earth), and he suddenly turns into Velcro and will not leave my side. He hates storms and has to be touching my legs to know he is safe. He also gets a large appetite ahead of a cold spell usually a week or two out. A large group of blackbirds will blanket my front lawn and start eating bugs, then will fly from large oak trees to another making quite a racket as they do this and within the week cold weather would show up. A very talented young man who was the weatherman on either channel 5 or 8 in the Syracuse NY area published a great book which covered so many of these signs in nature as well as cloud formations associated with weather changes and connected them to the scientific basis for the observations. The book had to be published in the late 1950's to early 1960's. Anyway I am sure this is only one of many books available on the subject. Mother Nature is awsome!
Weather Underground, FOX News, Local FOX affiliate.
The local news with up to date information on the storm. The state government to tell the truth about the potential dangers
when electricity cam back,internet and tv news and weather reporting..otherwise,battery radio and small battery tv and cell phone which i had charged..
My husband works in the electric industry so I knew firsthand information; the weather channel was helpful
Local weather. KXXV. Channel 25. Matt Hines.
U S Weather Service, local police and fire departments, Texas Department of Public Safety
locale news stations, alerts on my cell phone
Television news sources when electricity was available.
myself by looking outside - spectrum news - other local news/weather
I really had to rely on the news and the radio to hear about up dates and so on
Phone apps, tv at Hampton Inn lobby where we went to get warm and charge phones and drink coffee. Love Hampton Inn even as all rooms were sold out. Let people hang out in Lobby for as long as you wanted. Kudos to them!
renters and those who can't afford backup systems
Texas Weather Channel, Local Agencies, National Radar
Local TV news, Local newspaper, internet
TV, Alexa, information from family members
1) City of Houston 2) Local Weather 3) Nextdoor Neighbor Site
Local Weather Forecasters, Mayors, Governors
TV local channels, Internet, Weather Channel however, if I had lost power, battery operated radio
National Weather Service, friends, Nextdoor app.
Abc13 news, Internet weather, radio news
I listened to my mother- in- law and news radio.
Internet (when it was available, texts, the news (when the electricity was on).
Local TV; Local radio; City of Carrollton
TV--Weather channel--local people in the know
No one, my internet, phone, tv and radio services were out
As we had no electricity or internet, tried to gather information when electricity came back on: Canyon Lake Water Service, Pedernales Electric.
National weather, emergency radio, local weather stations
1. Internet when I could access it. 2. Relatives and friends texting information and 3. Local news when I could access it.
None, I did not have access to weather because my power was out for 4 days.
My daughter who works for a PD and had access I didn't have. Local television when available. Internet when available.
Space city weather, Houston alert systems, news outlets
Local mayors and officials (on radio and TV), radio and TV reporters, Internet.
County, City Official and the Texas government to include the Governor.
Local tv stations , Local public officials. Family
Weather Channel, Updates from the Governor by email, radio
centurylink weather local weather station the weather apps on tv
Local Emergency Management Personnel, Local TV & Local Radio.
Local TV , local radio & county government.
Texas government, city government and county government
Weather Channel, our city's email newsletter, Dallas morning news
Facebook, Brooks County Judge, and KRIS 6 TV NEWS.
570 AM and channel 4 when we had TV service
Mayor Tuner and Judge Hidalgo, Local disaster apps like Ready Harris
Local television news and their websites; Twitter.
Plumbing friends, family, and neighbors.
Nobody, no phones, no internet, on cable.
The local news was my primary source. The national news was full of hyperbole.
We couldn't rely on anyone but our neighbors. The government let us down again.
Twitter, cable & local news, weather apps
Dallas Morning News; people/organizations I follow on Twitter; Dallas County government
local weather on television, local newspaper, weather app
no one, every idiot republican here is useless.
1. phone apps: weather.com & MyRadar; 2. local TV
The weathermen, and the news. That’s about it. We have idiots running the state.
Our local news, the Governor, the elect And gas company’s.
None—no access to power or internet for four days.
The Weather Channel, the local weather station, weather channel on my phone.
local news, local government (city) city of Galveston did a good job on notices about the services they supplied such as water, trash etc
Williamson County, City of Round Rock, MSNBC
San Antonio Emergency Broadcasting System, Tiktok, Ksat News
NextDoor forum (when available) TV news (when available) - internet news (when available)
Friends, local news, and local government
Updates I read on my local subreddit on Reddit
Local news stations, especially weather predictions.
For a while, we couldn't get any news whatsoever - internet, radio, or TV - so no answer.
The Weather Channel, Spectrum News, and KXAN.
Family outside the affected area, Facebook Local posting by city officials, Friends with big heavy diesel trucks that navigated the roads when they were so bad.
CNN, local news stations, online news resources
1. My Brother-A meteorologist for the National US weather service.
My parents, My neighborhood Facebook page, Local news when I had electricity and could watch tv
Not Texas politicians or power providers, that's for sure. The BBC, word of mouth via phone and internet.
Weather Forecasters on Local News KSAT12
I relied on the local government, news station, and state government.
couldn't say. we looked at so many different sites
Local weather officials , cnn, weather app
When we had no power we would wait for texts to come in eventually, try to refresh twitter. When we had power we watched abc13 and read updates on twitter from local government officials
I listened to the local news and looked on the internet when I had the chance. I am friends with a City councilman on FB and watched what he had to say. His power was out the entire time.
Local news station Weather Channel. Talking to family and friends on the phone
Local news stations, city leaders and weather channels
Candle, water and food that wasn't required the stove
Google search queries, social media, online local news papers for special announcements and updates.
local news channel 6, the Weather Channel, Nextdoor App
Local Reddit page (r/Denton), Twitter, Local TV News
Local news stations, word of mouth, focused facebook group.
Emergency radio. Local TV. Text messages.
Telegram, family/neighbors/friends & local talk radio.
Local news media, National Media, press releases by the state electrical management.
Local news stations and the weather channel
Have you heard from the other guys about this yet and if so I
Local News, Internet when avaliable, emergancy weather radio
My county government, Space city Weather,
Local, national and News. Family members
CNN, TV news when it was on, apartment office
Local government. local news agencies. national weather sites
Local radio, local newscast, emergency alerts via text
Center point Energy, Governor Abbot, Nextdoor
I will look at the weather forcast, government entities, both local and state
Local weather forecasters, Mayor and County Judge, my immediate family.
The Weather Channel and local news sources.
Neighbors, weather channel and personal observation.
Basically nobody because we had no electricity and lack of information from utilities or city until power was returned.
Local water service, local electric utility, local newspaper website
The local news, weather channel, facebook
Local news, news on my phone, and family and friends
Internet updates from Statesman and Greg Casar - Austin City Council Member District 4. He was extremely active on social media.
Accuweather (when I had Internet), local government officials on Twitter (when I had Internet), & local news (when I had electricity)
Weather app, local weather tv, social app
No one gave accurate information. I believe that was the main reason so many people were unprepared. Including myself. They kept saying we would have a few days of cold weather; probably. Nothing serious and certainly not anywhere near accurate.
Weather channel, local news, national news
OTA antenna y un inverter the 1200 watts
City government. local news broadcasts, Facebook
State government, local news, social media
Local weather channels. Local news stations. My own eyes.
TV ( we have generators), cell phones, calls from friends and relatives.
Everything I heard from the media was inaccurate and contradicting. I relied on family.
I was in the hospital so I relied mostly on news
The Governor, the electric companies, the city government
Car Radio ( had no wifi or cable for 6 days
Local meteorologists, national weather service, local news channels
County on twitter, Local tv station KXAN website over my phone, Nextdoor app
Local News,Local Government and National Weather
The weather channel app. Radio, The weather channel.
During the storm I didn't even know we were national or international news.
Weatherman - Rick Mitchell. Weatherman - David Finfrock.
Local news was mostly uncorrupted by Big Fossil Fuel spin
Family, friends, various online articles
I relied on news radio when I had no power, and Fox News when I did have power (TV and internet).
WFAA, Weather App when the internet would come back up and friends and neighbors
Local Television news, phone calls from local city government
Twitter, NextDoor, and to a lesser extent Facebook.
Local news local Facebook groups nationwide news
Governor's office, Dallas Morning News, Texas Tribune
Television news, radio news (npr etc) and friends/family.
local weather channel, local county officials, state officials
City of Houston text alerts. Local news stations.
The weather channel, local news 4, Mayor Ron Nirenberg
local news. the internet, and national weather
Couldn’t gather information, didn’t have power
Word of mouth from neighbors who had generators
Weather channel, local weather authority
calls to people who had electric service.
AccuWeather, Dark Sky, and The Weather Channel app.
Local television, CNN, Excel Energy spokesperson
I relied upon my friends for information, I was staying at their house.
My local news station, weather channel, and CNN.
kxan, austin american statesman, austin energy
My local public radio station via a battery-powered, portable, digital radio. Emails from my county and city governments. And a local TV station when I had reliable internet.
County info, City info, local news sources
Texas Tribune, Cibolo website, ercot website
Pues cuàl informacion precisa si no podiamos informar nada no teniamos servicio de internet ni luz no podiamos ni siquiera ver noticias
Local news weather cell phone weather app friends / relatives
Local Weatherman - Jim Spencer, The Internet, Weather Radio
City of Cedar Park, Local news stations KXAN and KVUE
My county's website, the local news, and WeatherUnderground
weather station local news local newspaper
Network news, online news and radio news
My friends and neighbors on Facebook. There was NO GOVERNMENT INFORMATION RESPONSE.
Texas Public Radio KSTX, KSAT app, Local emergency alerts
Dallas Morning News /Texas Tribune / WFAA
My phone once I could charge it. County website. Weather channel
Unable to access news sources for most of the storm due to power, internet, and cell phone outages.
The national news. Local news and government.
I watched the news and followed social media.
I relied on the Nextdoor website, Google, and Bing to provide accurate and reliable information during the winter storm.
I relied on my local new station for accurate information during the winter storms.
Space City Weather website, the Houston Chronicle
local weather report, online weather report and the weather channel
My family members, the local news, and my phone alerts.
The news break app. But then I had to go online after all of that winter storm thing and see if my water was usable to wash my hands.
Local News, social media, local and state government
I relied on the internet, either twitter, ABC 13 app or Facebook news
In the few hours or minutes that we did have cell phone access, we got it from to web or family members who are living outside of town. But much of the time we had no idea what was coming at all. Just no idea.
I used social media and some YouTube videos
Local News, Social media, friends and family
Had few sources as we were out of touch because of electricity outage of 4 days.
TEXOMASHOMEPAGE.COM local neighborhood facebook page network, ABCNEWS LOCAL
no one provides accurate information. The media is entirely corrupt. Journalists do not report facts anymore; only twists that serve their agenda. It's despicable.
Weather App on cellphone, City of Tyler Facebook page updates
My power company and the Drive Texas website.
Local mayor’s Facebook page, local tv news, friends on Facebook
Nextdoor app, Austin-AmericanStatesman, Austin Energy
Local news; Governor; members of Congress
Electric company. No Source of any other
Local weather stations & online weather apps like Weatherbug
Unfortunately, there was no useful information which, if available, would have made handling the disruptions much more manageable
Fox News, Twitter, and just other people in general
For three days, all I had was the radio. When power came back, the local news was the best source of information. Local and state governmental communications were terrible.
NPR, local news, City of Fort Worth website
Personal friends with knowledge of the situation from the emergency operation center public with her broadcasts and generally not caring in assuming the condition would carry on
Texas Tribune NBC 5c Local newspapers (Dallas News, Houston Chronicle, Fort Worth)
Local news. News via Twitter, the weather channel
The neighbors, not knowing where they got the info from? Or, family member who had access to the television news would transmit the messages to me.
1. Weather Station 2. MSNBC 3. Local Station
The local news, my local government, and the national weather service.
local news services, My congressman and the city government
News apps on my phone. KXAN, CNN and the weather channel.
Local city government and my electric coop
The news cast(s) and statements released from the mayor and governor.
I don't know, I think refugees, border guards and the military.
City officials, EDC, Council of Governments
City of San Antonio, independent advocacy groups throughout Texas
Family who could check the news and text us
Local government, local electric company and local news
Television (when we had electricity), battery-operated radio & cellphones.
Local government, local paper, and friends/social media.
KXAN weather weather channel, and twitter
I followed the news being put out by my city council, KUT Austin, and the national weather service.
Local news channels. Local radio stations. Weather.com
local news, national news Government websites
No one because the news failed to provide enough information as to how bad it will be
I normally watch the news, i saw alot on social media and by calling family and friends
Local weather stations, local news stations, internet.
The ERCOT site & my electric provider's site.
Radio only - Could not get information during the storm, no cell service/phone service/no internet/no power for 4 days
Eric Berger-Space City Weather; Travis Herzog-ABC 13 KTRK;
The news, neighbors, and ERCOT's website.
Texas Tribune, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Dallas Morning News
Local news, local websites, family/friends
I just used the weather apps on my phone
Local news facebook page, Weather channel, facebook
The weather channel, Waco local government, local news stations
Local government, weather channel, friends and family
Clay Jenkins, The Texas Tribune and The Dallas Morning News
City Website updates, my work location via text updates, weather.com
Local Weather Enthusiast, Fox, The Weather Channel
Neighbors, Social Media from Electric and Government Companies
No one I had no power and no internet connection so I was pretty much without any information for most of the worst of it.
I didnt have any internet access at all so a friend would update me whenever they could make it over.
My city's mayor was very good about posting information regularly on Facebook
No one. We bunkered down and counted down the days.
local news, government websites, local official social media accounts
social media news, radio news, and friends and family
describe the current status of a relevant situation, (2) forecast relevant conditions, or (3) provide a combination of observational and probabilistic data to aid in decision making.
Television the newspaper and the government
City, local weather, weather app on phone
All local news outlets (fox, cbs, nbc and abc)
Dallas morning news CNN Local government website
My local municipality's Twitter, and the Fort Worth NWS Twitter
Local water company for updates on service resumption. Weather channel. NPR

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Onsudered still employed, but not working because of Covid.