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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
National
By Dante Motley, Jaden Edison and Pooja Salhotra, Graphics by Elijah Nicholson-Messmer

“They need to fix something quick”: Texans without power for days are getting angry


HOUSTON — Eating becomes more difficult when the power is out.

Ovens, refrigerators, microwaves, and electric stove tops become obsolete. L. Myra Gainous’ shopping cart displayed that at an H-E-B grocery store Friday afternoon. As the 83-year-old Houstonian left the store, her cart was stocked with chips, bread and fruit snacks — food she can eat until her electricity returns.

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