What We’re Reading

The week’s activities of the 87th Texas Legislature were limited by severe winter weather conditions statewide. Here are a few news articles on the week’s happenings: 

• Governor Abbott Announces Approval Of Federal Emergency Declaration For Severe Winter Weather (Office of Gov. Greg Abbott)
• Winter storm forces Texas Legislature to shut down (San Antonio Express-News) 
• Governor Abbott Sends Additional Resources To Local Officials Throughout Texas (Office of Gov. Greg Abbott)
• Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan calls for review of what led millions to lose their power (Houston Chronicle) 
• What went wrong with the Texas power grid? (Midland Reporter-Telegram) 
• Governor Abbott Gives Update On State Response To Severe Winter Weather, Power Outages (Office of Gov. Greg Abbott)