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Southside Community Center will open its cold weather shelter Thursday afternoon as an Arctic cold front will arrive in the area. Above, volunteers serve meals during Southside's annual Community Thanksgiving Meal on Nov. 24, 2022. Photos courtesy of Southside Community Center

Winter shelter available during Arctic freeze

The Homeless Coalition of Hays County and San Marcos Community Organizations Active in Disasters (COAD) are working together to keep those experiencing homelessness safe during the upcoming freeze.

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Gov. Greg Abbott speaks at a 2021 press conference regarding the state’s emergency response to a winter storm. The state is bracing for subfreezing temperatures this week, but officials do not expect mass power outages. Photo by Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas Tribune

Texans should prepare for “life-threatening” wind chills, but officials remain confident in power grid

State officials warned residents Wednesday to prepare their homes and vehicles for the coming freeze while trying to reassure on-edge Texans that the electric grid will stay online.

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