Texas winter weather crisis grows | First Thing

Millions of residents have been left without electricity and heat in Texas amid bitter temperatures and heavy snow. Plus, Biden set to announce plans to overhaul US immigration

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Frustration is mounting in Texas, where ferocious winter weather has left millions of people without electricity and heat. Between 2 and 3 million people in Texas still had no power last night after nearly two full days, leaving them with little support against the biting temperatures. Water pipes are bursting, cutting off water supplies, and hours-long queues are snaking around grocery stores as people try to find food. Authorities in Kyle, south of Austin, asked residents to use water only to sustain life", with the water supply close to running out.