**Texas Power Crisis: What’s at Stake As Grid Grapples with New Outages**
Cypress, Texas – Thunderstorms wreaked havoc in southeastern Texas, claiming the lives of seven individuals and leaving nearly a million Texans without power. The aftermath of the severe weather brought down power lines, shattered windows in high-rise buildings, and plunged over 900,000 homes and businesses in the Houston area into darkness. The recent onslaught of storms once again illuminated the vulnerabilities of Texas’ power grid, particularly its isolation from the broader US power networks. The …