Austin Mayor Kirk Watson and Travis County Judge Andy Brown say their winter weather plans include minimizing power outages, keeping roads safe and opening places for people to stay warm during the day and overnight.

Austin Energy activated its enhanced power line safety settings Sunday as extreme wildfire risk returned to the Austin area, warning that power outage restorations could take longer throughout the day. The utility said that from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday ...

The Texas grid operator found that under most weather conditions, there is a less than 2% chance of a grid emergency through February. However, Texas could be in trouble in the unlikely event that a repeat of the 2021 freeze hits large parts of the state.