“Unprecedented” is getting thrown around a lot to describe last week's severe winter storm, the electrical blackouts, the loss of water. What may also be unprecedented is the amount of cactus and other plant life severely damaged during the freeze.

The City of Austin says to call 311 to alert them and that they may soon be able to start bringing water to complexes.

Bill Magness, CEO of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, said widespread blackouts during last week’s winter storm were necessary to prevent grid failure.

The state's wildlife department is trying to track the extent of a mass bat die-off caused by last week's storm and long-term migratory changes brought about by climate change.

What can Texas do to stop blackouts from happening again? Texas lawmakers are looking into it.

Damage to private infrastructure means thousands are still without running water in Austin. Apartment complexes appear to have sustained significant damage.

"Tragic does not even begin to describe" the suffering Texans endured, Abbott said Wednesday evening.

Reporters will be answering questions starting at 11 a.m. Thursday. They'll be taking questions on the storm, power and water outages, the city's response, ERCOT's role and anything else people ask.

Seventy percent of AISD schools suffered some sort of damage after last week's winter storm.