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Austin-Bergstrom International Airport experienced a power outage on Wednesday, causing flights to be delayed and entrances to be closed.

The lights are starting to come back on in most of Dallas County as it recovers from Sunday’s strong storm, but there are still hundreds of customers without power as the temperatures continue to rise.

Outages in Garland can take some time to clear as crews work to restore electricity and downed power lines after Sunday afternoon’s storms.

It’s been 24 hours since a strong storm left thousands without power. In Garland strong winds brought down power lines at North Shiloh and Beltline Road.

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Power issues are expected to begin being restored by Wednesday morning.

Overnight Monday and into Tuesday, skylines across North Texas darkened. Downtown buildings in Dallas and Fort Worth turned off the lights, in addition to Reunion Tower and Globe Life Field.

Texans are bracing for potential rolling outages after ERCOT issued a conservation alert, asking people to curb their electricity use on Monday.

Amid the calls for conservation, NBC 5’s Katy Blakey spoke to people about lessons learned from the February 2020 power crisis.

As ERCOT, the state’s power grid operator, is closely monitoring power usage and urging Texans to conserve energy.

ERCOT’s interim CEO testified before lawmakers Wednesday about what’s being done to make sure the mistakes of the 2021 power crisis are not repeated as summer demand for electricity starts earlier this summer.

As temperatures soared into the triple digits this weekend, some Oncor customers dealt with power outages for more than 24 hours. The energy company says the heat is putting additional stress on its equipment.

As temperatures soared into the triple digits this weekend, some Oncor customers dealt with power outages for more than 24 hours. The energy company says the heat is putting additional stress on its equipment.

Water systems across the state have been racing to upgrade their systems after millions of Texans struggled with water outages during last year’s winter storm. By March 1, utilities must submit plans to the state showing how they’ll keep water flowing from your tap if disaster hits again.

Monday marks one year since Texas plunged below freezing for several days, leaving millions without power or water.

Power crews continue working and making progress to get the power restored to areas where lines were down or transformers blew.

As many hunker down while conditions deteriorate, Oncor deployed 6,000 of its lineman along with 1,700 utility workers from out of state on 16-hour shifts to get the lights back on.

As many hunker down while conditions deteriorate, Oncor deployed 6,000 of its lineman along with 1,700 utility workers from out of state on 16-hour shifts to get the lights back on.

Oncor is reporting roughly 24,500 customers without power statewide due to the winter storm that covered North Texas in ice and snow Thursday.