Arctic storm grips Texas with ice, outages, and travel hazards

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An arctic winter storm blankets much of Texas with freezing rain, sleet and dangerous travel conditions, prompting a disaster declaration for more than 130 counties while officials note the ERCOT grid is prepared, though local outages are still possible as the storm continues into the weekend and beyond.
- Live winter storm updates: Extreme cold rushes Texas texastribune.org
- Live updates: Houston winter storm latest, Saturday timeline, icy roads fox26houston.com
- North Texas power outages: Thousands are without power Saturday afternoon - here's how to check the map, your status wfaa.com
- Current road conditions | Here's how winter weather is impacting Central Texas roads kvue.com
- Ice storm warning issued for Austin as temperatures plunge kut.org
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