What's going on?
TxDOT Urges East Texans To Avoid Travel On I-20
Road crews are diligently working on improving the safety of the highway, via blading and treating, but the conditions are still dangerous.
Carter BloodCare In Crucial Need Of Donations: ‘Blood Emergency’
Another "grim result" of the winter weather: The community blood supply is dangerously low. Carter BloodCare urgently asks East Texans to give blood ASAP.
Here’s WHY You Should Boil Your Water Before Drinking It
As frustrating as this winter storm experience has been in East Texas, the latest problem we have to deal with is having to boil our water for the next few days.
City Of Longview Announces Several Important Winter Weather Updates
Updates from the City of Longview regarding power and water usage, as well as office and service re-openings--including Covid vaccination appointments.
Covid And Winter Weather Has East Texans Re-Prioritizing Lives
Staying home, and being FORCED to do so by the weather, East Texans are feeling compelled to spend time reflecting on what we've been prioritizing in our lives.
Seven Foods You Can Feed Hungry ‘Critters’ In This Texas Freeze
It dawned on me that perhaps some of the wild creatures may be struggling to find food when the ground is covered with snow and ice. Turns out, they are.
Stores That Are Open In East Texas In Winter Storm
If you need supplies, please be careful and get what you need only! Here's some stores that are open in East Texas.
Oncor & SWEPCO Power Outage Maps Of East Texas
Both Oncor and SWEPCO have created a list of things you can do right now to prepare for the cold ahead and to "conserve energy" (How can we conserve energy when we don't have ANY?)
The City Of Tyler Water Supply Isn’t Freezing–But Here’s What They Recommend
But some Tyler residents are completely without water and some are down to a trickle. So what IS happening? And what does the City recommend Tylerites do?
Warming Stations Are Open Across East Texas
Some locations will be open for "shelter" purposes if you need to stay for more than a few hours and others will only allow you to stay for a few hours to let others come in and get warm and please remember to follow all COVID guidelines when you arrive.
SWEPCO Resumes Emergency Controlled Rolling Outages
The update came at 7 a.m. today (Tuesday).
Governor Abbott: “The Texas Power Grid Has Not Been Compromised”
Governor Abbott tweeted "...About 500,000 residential customers [were] having power restored." Even more should have their power restored this evening.