Tina Rios, proper, and her husband, Eric Bennis, discuss shedding energy at their residence whereas sitting inside a Gallery Furnishings retailer which opened as a shelter Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, in Houston. Thousands and thousands in Texas nonetheless had no energy after a historic snowfall and single-digit temperatures created a surge of demand for electrical energy to heat up properties unaccustomed to such excessive lows, buckling the state’s energy grid and inflicting widespread blackouts. (David J. Phillip/AP)
