TEXAS CITY, Texas – Power was restored after residents in and around Texas City reported widespread outages Friday evening on one of the coldest nights our area has had all year.
Officials say some residents saw their power restored in segments beginning at around 11 p.m.
Regarding Texas City, La Marque outage. We have been actively investigating and working the issue. Don't know any more yet. Will follow up with media inquirers when we do. ... Early restoration estimate 3am (subject to change).
— Texas-NM Power (@TNMP) February 5, 2022
According to officials from the Texas City Emergency Management, power to the east of State Highway 146 was lost for about 23,000 residential customers.
Officials from the City of La Marque said some residents in their area also experienced outages.
OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT | Mayor Keith Bell We are aware of a power outage in the area of Texas City that may be...
Posted by City of La Marque on Friday, February 4, 2022