Austin makes progress restoring power, but tens of thousands still without

Icicles hang from telephone poles and power lines Wednesday after an ice storm in North Austin. (Credit: Evan L'Roy/The Texas Tribune)

More than 57,000 homes and businesses in Austin remained without electricity at 7 p.m. Saturday, marking the fourth day some residents have been in the dark after an ice storm caused widespread power outages. The number of Austin Energy customers without power has steadily declined over the last two days. On Friday evening, more than 100,000 customers lacked power.

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