Severe thunderstorms across Southeast Texas caused power outages in the Houston area, affecting CenterPoint and Entergy customers. The storms arrived with a cold front on Wednesday afternoon and evening, impacting transportation and events like the Rodeo featuring Creed. KPRC 2+ offers a livestream for updates, accessible via mobile devices at www.click2houston.com/watchlive.

CenterPoint Energy says its crews are working around the clock to repair weather-related damage and restore power as freezing temperatures and icy conditions continue across the Greater Houston area.

A winter freeze is moving into Texas. Entergy says crews are ready with 700+ resources, but customers should know what to expect and how to prepare.

Can you imagine living at your home without power for three weeks? That’s what one Nederland woman had to do until 2 Investigates got involved.

Meta is racing to construct its largest data center yet, a $10 billion facility in northeast Louisiana as big as 70 football fields and requiring more than twice the electricity of New Orleans.

The Texas Public Utility Commission (PUC) delayed a decision Tuesday on where Entergy will build a 150-mile high-voltage transmission line, a project meant to supply electricity to Houston’s fast-growing suburbs.

Residents in a Conroe neighborhood near Broken Bough Lane are voicing frustration after being left without power for nearly two days—well beyond the original restoration timeline provided by Entergy Texas.

The storms have cleared out of Southeast Texas, but CenterPoint and Entergy crews are still working to restore power to thousands of customers across the area. You can track real-time outage numbers and restoration updates below.

Severe storms in Southeast Texas have led to power outages, impacting thousands.

As a cold front moves across the area, numerous power outages have been reported, leaving thousands of residents without electricity.

Entergy says the project is essential to meeting the growing power demand in Southeast Texas. Residents however, say it will impact their way of life

CenterPoint and Entergy are preparing to manage power outages in the Greater Houston area due to a winter storm.

Nearly 4,000 customers on the Bolivar Peninsula are still without power after Saturday's severe weather.

As severe thunderstorms move across the area, numerous power outages have been reported, leaving thousands of residents without electricity.

Heavy rain and slippery roads have led to power outages affecting thousands, with a flash flood watch in effect through tonight.

Entergy Texas says their crews are nearing the end of restoration efforts related to Hurricane Beryl.

Walking into Eric Lambert’s home in the Woodridge Forest neighborhood, it’s dark, and it’s been like this for nine days.

Entergy Texas has restored power to over 90% of the 252,460 customers affected by Hurricane Beryl, with full restoration expected by Sunday or Monday for the hardest-hit areas.

Entergy Texas says they have restored power to more than 50% of their 252,460 customers who lost it during Hurricane Beryl.

Following Hurricane Beryl’s aftermath across Southeast Texas, approximately 217,000 Entergy Texas customers are without power

Lonzy Williams says at first his electric company blamed the situation on a delinquent bill that he says he paid weeks ago. The power is finally back on now but there still seem to be more questions than answers.

Videos capture tense moments, damage, large hail and high waters as the severe weather moved through the Houston area Tuesday afternoon.

Some power outages have been reported as heavy rain has fallen in the Houston area.

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Entergy Texas said they will be conducting power outages in certain areas of Conroe to allow for the safe upgrade of power lines.

An evacuation was underway at the Kemah Boardwalk due to a power outage in the Seabrook area on Wednesday afternoon.

Trent Bailly and six of his closest neighbors went without power for about 42 hours this week amid a heat warning and triple-digit temperatures.

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Multiple power outages were reported throughout the Houston area due to severe thunderstorms on Tuesday.

Parishioners of a church outside New Orleans were surprised to find electricity had been restored overnight, allowing for an indoor service on Sunday.

Power should be restored to almost all of New Orleans by the middle of next week.

The family of an 11-year-old boy who died last week in Conroe during power outages while Texas endured a freezing winter storm is suing Entergy Texas and operators of the state’s power grid for a total of $100 million. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, which is being sued by the family, operates the decentralized electrical grid system. The Texas grid is not governed by federal regulations. The immunity would not prevent the family from suing Entergy Texas, however. Entergy Texas and ERCOT declined to comment on the ongoing lawsuit from Pineda’s family.

The law firm of Houston attorney Tony Buzbee is representing the Pineda family in the lawsuit over the death of 11-year-old Cristian Pineda. Ad“Common sense tells you the weather played a part in his death,” Buzbee said. “What’s interesting about this whole ordeal is what these power providers and ERCOT knew long before many of us knew it,” Buzbee said. Entergy released the following written statement about the lawsuit: “We are deeply saddened by the loss of life in our community. We are unable to comment due to pending litigation.”AdKPRC 2 has also asked ERCOT for a statement regarding the lawsuit.

8:50 a.m. -- Nearly all CenterPoint Energy Customers with power, utilities company saysAt the peak of the power outage emergency, approximately 1.4 million total CenterPoint Energy customers were impacted. 1:27 a.m. - CenterPoint Energy reports less than 200,000 customers without powerAs of early Thursday morning, CenterPoint Energy is now reporting 163,138 customers without power. 10:27 p.m. -- Number of CenterPoint customers without power drops below 1 millionAs of this post, CenterPoint is reporting nearly 675,000 customers without power. #houwx #hounews 2/10 — CenterPoint Energy (@CNPalerts) February 15, 2021As CenterPoint Energy made preparations to follow @ERCOT_ISO's directive to reduce load, we were anticipating outages of 15 minutes to more than an hour. As a result, immediately following ERCOT’s directive to curtail delivery of power to customers, CenterPoint Energy started controlled outages in its service territory.

HOUSTON – Customers are being warned by local law enforcement after a scam targets Entergy. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office and other local law enforcement agencies are alerting residents after receiving multiple calls regarding the phone scam. They also have automated answering machines that sound like Entergy, officials said. The scammers will ask you for a number, your account number, your social security number or Tax ID number. If you have been targeted or a victim of the scam, officials ask to call your local police department, Entergy and your financial institution.

HOUSTON – Multiple Houston-area school districts will be closed Friday due to the ongoing brownouts in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura. RELATED: Some Houston-area residents to experience periodic power outages due to Hurricane LauraEntergy announced the outages to its Texas customers Thursday after its transmission system suffered extensive damage from Hurricane Laura. These are the closures so far:

Many families across Montgomery County were affected by the loss of power Thursday after Hurricane Laura hit Texas and Louisiana. Trina Brown-Boyd lives in the Oak Ridge area, where families lost power for almost eight hours. Entergys website showed more than 100,000 customers in Montgomery County were without power for a huge chunk of the day. https://t.co/fWHqA969e2 Entergy Texas (@EntergyTX) August 27, 2020Entergy told KPRC 2 the power outages are due to the damage from Hurricane Laura to their transmission system in East Texas and West Louisiana. Due to the ongoing outages, MD Anderson, The Woodlands, Montgomery ISD, Splendora ISD, and Conroe ISD will all be closed Friday.

HOUSTON As Anthony Campbell puts it: Power runs a long way.Thursday night, parts of The Woodlands and Conroe, found out this truth the hard way. The loss of power the result Hurricane Lauras powerful landfall 200 miles away in Cameron, Louisiana, two nights ago. Man, I was really surprised, said Campbell in regards to the devastation in Louisiana linked to power outages in Montgomery and Galveston counties. In order to avoid losing the whole grid for the region, they redirected power away, which produced the blackouts in Texas. Entergy reported back at normal operations by Friday afternoon, with less than 200 customers in Conroe and The Woodlands still experiencing issues.

HOUSTON – Texans, along with Houston-area residents, experienced power outages due to Hurricane Laura’s impact. According to Entergy, the power has since been restored for most Houston-area residents. Entergy announced the outages to its Texas customers Thursday after its transmission system suffered extensive damage from the hurricane. The current transmission line issue that has caused our power outages has been located and is in the process of repairs. Here were some suggested ways Entergy customers could reduce their electricity usage:Raise the central air conditioner thermostat to 78 degrees.