Jack Healy, Richard Fausset and James Dobbins, NYT

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Deep freeze causes shortage of water as Texas staggers

Residents told to boil water because of power failure at Austin water-treatment facility

From left: Trish Cope, Will Conte, Ziam Ghaznavi, and Matthew Snyder walk back to their homes after buying packs of bottled water and other items from a convenience store in Austin, Texas, Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021.

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