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LetMyPeopleVote

(159,627 posts)
Tue Jul 9, 2024, 10:33 AM Jul 2024

Almost 2 million Houston residents were without power as of last night

I am glad that I have a generator. I had power restored at 3:20 yesterday afternoon. My oldest is still without power but he has a generator.




There are some house in my neighborhood who are still without power. I can hear a generator running a block or so from my home.

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Almost 2 million Houston residents were without power as of last night (Original Post) LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2024 OP
Tuesday morning update from Centerpoint: LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2024 #1
Checked on friends there last night evemac Jul 2024 #2
I live near the Katy area LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2024 #3
Gov. Abbott will get right on that... k55f5r Jul 2024 #4
Isnt he in asia getting a massage or something? getagrip_already Jul 2024 #5
Cruz was in Brazoria County yesterday - TBF Jul 2024 #14
Greg is overseas LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2024 #7
Wow, Ted's got quite a knack for taking family vacations during Texas disasters. tanyev Jul 2024 #11
Waiting For The Looting To Start Deep State Witch Jul 2024 #6
Hey Texas, your governor sucks, out loud. twodogsbarking Jul 2024 #8
Greg is an asshole LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2024 #10
My office has power and internet LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2024 #9
My oldest just got power about two hours ago LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2024 #12
Well.the entire state is w/o Spectrum LeftInTX Jul 2024 #13

evemac

(216 posts)
2. Checked on friends there last night
Tue Jul 9, 2024, 10:39 AM
Jul 2024

One is in the downtown area without power. The other who is in Katy, said that they didn't flood, but that the winds had caused a lot of damage.

LetMyPeopleVote

(159,627 posts)
3. I live near the Katy area
Tue Jul 9, 2024, 10:43 AM
Jul 2024

No flooding in my area but there are still people nearby without power. I saw a good number of fences down going through the neighborhood yesterday (our rescue husky mixed escape and with AT&T down, the GPS did not work). There are ton of tree branches down.

getagrip_already

(17,633 posts)
5. Isnt he in asia getting a massage or something?
Tue Jul 9, 2024, 10:53 AM
Jul 2024

Nothing urgent going on at home.

Is Cruz in cancun?

TBF

(35,052 posts)
14. Cruz was in Brazoria County yesterday -
Wed Jul 10, 2024, 08:21 PM
Jul 2024

meeting with the County Judge and his office. They took lots of pictures. I'm not sure if he was helpful in any way.

I can't figure out how to add pics, but if you look up Brazoria County's facebook page & scroll down he was there yesterday. I see he was also whale watching somewhere, so he must have high-tailed it back here.

tanyev

(45,652 posts)
11. Wow, Ted's got quite a knack for taking family vacations during Texas disasters.
Tue Jul 9, 2024, 01:08 PM
Jul 2024

How nice for him.

Deep State Witch

(11,639 posts)
6. Waiting For The Looting To Start
Tue Jul 9, 2024, 11:02 AM
Jul 2024

And people to start shooting looters. After all, isn't what the gun nuts always claim will happen during disasters?

LetMyPeopleVote

(159,627 posts)
9. My office has power and internet
Tue Jul 9, 2024, 11:53 AM
Jul 2024

My assistant does not have power and had some water damage to her house

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