Texas Braces for Cold, Sleet and a Test for the Power Grid
- Weather advisories stretch from near Austin to Mexico border
- Cold won’t rival last year’s brutal burst that killed hundreds
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A blast of frigid air is bringing cold and slippery conditions across southern Texas, triggering winter storm warnings and raising concerns for power grid operators and natural gas drillers.
Temperatures are forecast to drop below freezing across parts of the state as the weekend approaches. Some storms will cross the southern half of Texas and bring mainly freezing rain -- though nothing like last winter’s deadly storm.