A damaging ice storm swept across Central Texas beginning Jan. 30, plunging much of Austin into darkness for days after causing trees and power lines to fall.

Whitney Austin was shot 12 times when a gunman appeared at her workplace. ... Texas, where a troubled 18 ... something that keeps her committed to the long journey ahead.

Whitney Austin, a mass shooting survivor, discusses her activism against the gun violence epidemic. ... AND THAT, FOR ME, GOES A REALLY LONG WAY TO MAKING ME A MENTALLY STRONG PERSON.