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Access SWEPCO Outage Map & Resources for Up to the Minute Reporting

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Shreveport, Louisiana – As Winter Storm Fern continues to deliver significant icing across our region, Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO) extends our sincere thanks to you,  our local media partners, for your ongoing public service. Your timely, accurate reporting helps keep our communities safe, informed, and prepared during rapidly changing conditions. Your voices truly make a…

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Winter Storm Fern Tracks Through Northeast Texas

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Winter Storm Fern moved through Northeast Texas from Friday evening into Sunday, bringing a devastating combination of freezing rain, sleet, and snow that created catastrophic conditions across the region. Storm Track The storm approached from the southwest on Friday afternoon, with wintry precipitation impacting all of North Texas from Friday night through Monday Severe Weather…

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Ken Paxton: Comptroller can exclude schools from voucher program under anti-terror laws

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By Jessica Priest, The Texas Tribune January 24, 2026 Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said the comptroller can exclude private schools from the state’s new voucher program if they violate laws banning material support for foreign terrorist organizations or restricting certain foreign ownership. The opinion comes in response to a question from Acting Comptroller Kelly…

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SWEPCO and Our Communities Weather Winter Storm Fern, Together

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Crews Responding Across our Three-State Territory   What You Need to Know ●      Winter Storm Fern continues to impact all of SWEPCO’s service territory with historic ice accumulation. Outages have reached a peak of more than 25,000 customers, and conditions may shift again as the storm’s second wave moves through overnight. ●      SWEPCO crews are making progress in a…

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Behind the Scenes: Inside SWEPCO’s Massive Mobilization for Winter Storm Fern   

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     January 24, 2026    CLICK HERE FOR DOWNLOADABLE B-ROLL    Shreveport, Louisiana – SWEPCO is providing media with exclusive Broll and visuals from a major staging ground in Shreveport, offering a rare look at the extensive, behind-the-scenes preparations underway as crews respond to Winter Storm Fern.  Early Friday morning, the Shreveport staging site was already buzzing with activity…

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CenterPoint Energy’s 3,300-person expanded electric workforce pre-positioned at area staging sites and ready to mobilize ahead of late-night winter weather

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Download photos and videos of CenterPoint’s preparedness efforts here   100% of employees and contract resources will be in place by 12 p.m. Saturday   Approximately 700 natural gas workers and contractors ready to support response   Company encourages the public to heed state and local elected officials’ guidance to stay off road Saturday night…

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UT Health East Texas Physicians Announces Clinic Closures Due to Weather

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Tyler, Texas (January 24, 2026) — Due to winter weather conditions, most UT Health East Texas Physicians clinics will be closed for the remainder of Saturday to ensure the safety of patients and staff.   The following clinics are exceptions:   Three Lakes Urgent Care clinic in Tyler will close at 3 p.m. Saturday Mabank…

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