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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
National
By Alejandra Martinez and Emily Foxhall

MYSTERIOUS: Why texas mass power outages continue to happen - You Need To See This

Electric trucks line up to provide support with major power outages after Hurricane Beryl in Houston, on Wednesday, July 10, 2024.
Electric trucks line up to provide support with major power outages after Hurricane Beryl in Houston on July 10, 2024. (Credit: Joseph Bui for The Texas Tribune)

It’s become a familiar cycle: A powerful storm sweeps through a swath of Texas and takes the electric system down in its grip. Trees might bend and topple, crashing down onto a power pole. Sometimes the weight of ice pulls branches onto electric lines. Other times wind makes a wire spark, and that ember ignites a destructive blaze.

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