Jim Curtis helps a woman search for a way to shut off her water after she found a leak following an unprecedented winter storm in Houston, Texas, U.S., February 19, 2021. Show moreShow less
Empty shelves are seen at snack section in Fiesta supermarket after winter weather caused food and clean water shortage in Houston, Texas, U.S. February 19, 2021. Show moreShow less
David Mudge, 59, wipes a tear while taking refuge in a shelter after record-breaking winter temperatures in Galveston, Texas, U.S., February 18, 2021. Show moreShow less
Grace Gladney, 3, plays in the snow after winter weather caused electricity blackouts in Dallas, Texas, U.S. February 18, 2021. Show moreShow less
Tyler Riese, a plumber, fixes a pipe, which burst after freezing, following an unprecedented winter storm in Houston, Texas, U.S., February 19, 2021. Show moreShow less
Cars make lines at a food distribution site run by West Houston Assistance Ministries after winter weather caused food and clean water shortage in Houston, Texas, U.S. February 19, 2021. Show moreShow less
Local area resident Mary Kay Hoffman holds a sign as she and friend Cindy Durham await the return of U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) from his trip to Cancun, Mexico at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas, U.S., February 18, 2021. Show moreShow less
Contractors remove material from a ceiling in a recently-purchased home that sustained water damage due to busted pipes, which froze during an unprecedented winter storm, in Houston, Texas, U.S., February 19, 2021. Show moreShow less
An elderly couple take refuge at a shelter after record-breaking winter temperatures in Galveston, Texas, U.S., February 18, 2021. Show moreShow less
Makeshift insulation surrounds a faucet as the city of Houston remains under a boil water advisory following an unprecedented winter storm in Houston, Texas, U.S., February 19, 2021. Show moreShow less
Food packages are seen ready to give out to those who are in need at a food distribution site run by West Houston Assistance Ministries after winter weather caused food and clean water shortage in Houston, Texas, U.S. February 19, 2021. Show moreShow less
Residents take refuge at a shelter after record-breaking winter temperatures in Galveston, Texas, U.S., February 18, 2021. Show moreShow less
Employees of the city of Houston pass out free cases of water after the city of Houston implemented a boil water advisory following an unprecedented winter storm, at Delmar Stadium in Houston, Texas, U.S., February 19, 2021. Show moreShow less
Chuck Pryor, the funeral director of Pryority Funeral Experience, checks on his funeral home as the state of Texas experiences widespread power outages and record-breaking temperatures during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Houston, Texas, U.S., February 16, 2021. Pryor said he had never been as busy as during the pandemic. The deaths the funeral home handled in 2020 were more than double those he would see in a normal year. "I do pace myself and I do turn people down because I can only do so much." REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare Show moreShow less
Anna Thomasson walks her dog, Penny, across the White Rock Lake Spillway after winter weather caused electricity blackouts in Dallas, Texas, U.S. February 18, 2021. "She likes the cold, I hate the cold, so I sacrificed for her," Thomasson said. Show moreShow less
Tyler Riese, a plumber, reaches underneath a house to investigate a pipe, which burst after freezing, following an unprecedented winter storm in Houston, Texas, U.S., February 19, 2021. Show moreShow less
Couple Renne Alva, 37, and Travis Wasicek, 43, sit amongst their belongings along Seawall Boulevard as they embrace to keep each other warm after record-breaking winter temperatures in Galveston, Texas, U.S., February 18, 2021. The couple said they became homeless last year after losing their jobs due to the economic fallout from the coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic. Show moreShow less
Alvin Williams, 66, checks on his smartphone while taking a shelter at Gallery Furniture store which opened its door and transformed into a warming station after winter weather caused electricity blackouts in Houston, Texas, U.S. February 17, 2021. Show moreShow less
Patrick Youngblood, right, and his wife Marisol comfort their daughter Audrey while taking a shelter at Gallery Furniture store which opened its door and transformed into a warming station after winter weather caused electricity blackouts in Houston, Texas, U.S. February 17, 2021. Show moreShow less
People take shelter at Gallery Furniture store which opened its door and transformed into a warming station after winter weather caused electricity blackouts in Houston, Texas, U.S. February 17, 2021. Show moreShow less
Residents line up in their vehicles to enter a warming center and shelter after record-breaking winter temperatures, as local media reports most residents are without electricity, in Galveston, Texas, U.S., February 17, 2021. Show moreShow less
Volunteers help distribute water to local residents at a warming center and shelter after record-breaking winter temperatures, as local media reports most residents are without electricity, in Galveston, Texas, U.S., February 17, 2021. Show moreShow less
Robert Salazar wears makeshift snow boots as the state of Texas experiences widespread power outages and record-breaking temperatures in Houston, U.S., February 16, 2021. Show moreShow less
Keith Van Winkle, a Texas Tech University student, snowboards down a hill at the university campus in Lubbock, Texas, U.S. February 16, 2021. Show moreShow less
Vickie Ballard, 53, applies deodorant after waking up in a shelter after record-breaking winter temperatures in Galveston, Texas, U.S., February 18, 2021. Show moreShow less
Historic cold leaves Texas residents without water, electricity