At least 23 dead as brutal cold from historic storm ravages Texas The death toll from the historic winter storm sweeping across large swaths of the US has increased to at least 23 — as more than 3.4 million people in Texas remain without power, including 1.4 million in the Houston metropolitan area, according to reports. https://nypost.com/2021/02/17/at-least-21-dead-as-brutal-cold-from-historic-storm-sweeps-across-us/ #news #texas #darkwinter #deathtoll #cold