Texas suffers Oil and Blame

 "a 71-year-old woman died near Crystal Beach after her oxygen machine ran out of battery power and her generator shut down "

Anger mounts in southeast Texas as crippling power outages and heat turn deadly 

More than 1.3 million homes and businesses across the region are still without power 

 after Beryl slammed into the Gulf Coast as a Category 1 hurricane on Monday, leaving at least 11 people dead across Texas 

The dangerous heat – driven by  

human-caused 

 climate change – 

 hasn’t been limited to Texas.  

The dangerous heat – driven by human-caused climate change – hasn’t been limited to Texas. 

 At least 28 heat-related deaths  

in the West have been reported since July 1, as a record-breaking heat wave beats down on states including California, Oregon and Arizona 

Houston hospitals are at risk of overcrowding 

 as they cannot release patients to homes without power 

, prompting city officials to organize overflow beds  

in an indoor sports stadium, 

 Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said " 

new street art in Houston – a graffiti tag on Interstate 10 that says “Centerpointle$$.”

The Harris County Republican Party criticized CenterPoint in a social media post for its “seemingly lack of preparedness.”

“CenterPoint is the number one provider of power for Harris County residents and must do better. They owe us voters."  

 

Elder care facilities struggle without power

Senior care facilities and residents who rely on electric medical devices are particularly at risk as power outages stretch through at least the end of the week.

Ian Wu, an owner of the Ella Springs assisted senior living facility in the Houston area, said he has been fielding concerns from  families as his 

 85 residents remain in the dark – 

 some without power for oxygen machines."