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https://www.texasobserver.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/20210222_094437-scaled.jpg25601920Without advance warning about the true scale of power outages and the risks of carbon monoxide poisoning, local officials say they were caught off guard, leaving residents to fend for themselves.