Mandy Taheri is a Newsweek reporter based in Brooklyn ... team and Texas Governor Greg Abbott's communications director via email on Sunday. Temperatures this winter have fluctuated significantly ...

With winter clamping down on Texas, Gov. Gregg Abbott activated the state's resources for emergency response Monday, the Governor's Office announced. Abbott ordered the Texas Division of Emergency ...

Abbott urged Texans to not drive on the roads, which could get icy, if it's not absolutely necessary. He also said he knows people are concerned whether the power will stay on during the winter ...

More: Texas Supreme Court sides with state regulators on $16 billion winter storm overcharges Abbott, along with the heads of the state Public Utility Commission and the Electric Reliability ...