Over 1,500 people were without power on Saturday morning in southern Dallas, according to the Oncor outage map. The 75115 ZIP code was hard hit and 1,787 people there lost power. Customers in Burleson also lost power. As of about 7:19 a.m., 885 people did not have power in the 76028 ZIP code.

The Texas power grid system, which failed during a previous winter storm, could be put to the test this weekend as the region faces subfreezing temperatures and dangerous wind chills.

Officials don't expect widespread power outages, though Texans could still see local power outages if ice or falling tree branches knock out power lines.

Texas faces elevated winter grid risk as demand from AI data centers and population growth surges. ERCOT says the grid has improved since 2021, but a single severe cold snap could still strain resources. Forecasts call for a warmer, drier winter, but ...

Oncor crews across North Texas are ramping up equipment, tree‑trimming and outage‑response teams as freezing rain and Dallas weather alerts raise the threat of ice‑related power failures.