BY LYNNE INOUYE AND SYDNEY WESCHCKE
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF IN TRAINING AND STAFF WRITER
On February 11, 2021, the winter storms that nearly shut down Texas began. Over the next week or so, residents had to face frigid temperatures often without heat, due to the widespread power outages that affected nearly 4 million people. Even when the power returned, broken pipes and a lack of access to clean water provided no relief to those still struggling in the storms.