SEATTLE - Almost 300,000 Texas residents are still without power a week after Hurricane Beryl hit the state coastline as a Category 1 storm. With wind speeds that were reported to be as high as 80 mph and four deaths reported, Beryl caused major power outages to some parts of the state, affecting about two million customers.
Now, Gov. Greg Abbott is demanding answers from electricity companies as well as utility providers as thousands of customers are still without power. "It is imperative we investigate how and why some Texas utilities were unable to restore power for days following a Category 1 Hurricane," Abbott said after returning to the state from an economic development trip to Asia. "Power companies along the Gulf Coast must be prepared to deal with hurricanes, to state the obvious," he added.
