At a University of Houston vaccination site on Wednesday, nurses helped administer doses to students and faculty who qualified under Texas' current coronavirus vaccination plan.It was just one day after Gov. Greg Abbott announced he was lifting COVID-19 restrictions — including a mask mandate — and student volunteers from the College of Nursing were concerned. Some were scared. Others accused the governor of playing politics with the virus.Nursing student Jenna Riley said the move was premature. And she questioned its timing, so soon after a winter storm that left millions of Texans without...…At a University of Houston vaccination site on Wednesday, nurses helped administer doses to students and faculty who qualified under Texas' current coronavirus vaccination plan.It was just one day after Gov. Greg Abbott announced he was lifting COVID-19 restrictions — including a mask mandate — and student volunteers from the College of Nursing were concerned. Some were scared. Others accused the governor of playing politics with the virus.Nursing student Jenna Riley said the move was premature. And she questioned its timing, so soon after a winter storm that left millions of Texans without...WW…

Updated 11:11 p.m. CTThe head of the state's power grid operator on Thursday defended the group’s decision to order widespread blackouts during last week's winter storm, telling state lawmakers that doing so helped prevent a larger disaster.Last week’s freezing weather led to skyrocketing demand and unprecedented strain on the power grid, forcing the Electric Reliability Council of Texas to enact sustained outages across the state to keep its grid from collapsing.But in response to a question from state Sen. John Whitmire, D-Houston, ERCOT CEO Bill Magness said that he had no regrets about...…Updated 11:11 p.m. CTThe head of the state's power grid operator on Thursday defended the group’s decision to order widespread blackouts during last week's winter storm, telling state lawmakers that doing so helped prevent a larger disaster.Last week’s freezing weather led to skyrocketing demand and unprecedented strain on the power grid, forcing the Electric Reliability Council of Texas to enact sustained outages across the state to keep its grid from collapsing.But in response to a question from state Sen. John Whitmire, D-Houston, ERCOT CEO Bill Magness said that he had no regrets about...WW…