Texas power outage map: ... In the Panhandle, it remains unclear whether outages are due to fully downed poles or strong winds, which are expected to continue into Saturday.

According to the TWDB’s most recent “Water Weekly” map, drought conditions were impacting 70% of Texas on March 25, compared to 62% the previous week, 54% three months ago and 24% one year ago.

The bill, a response to the historic wildfires that engulfed the Texas Panhandle last year, now heads to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk. Senate Bill 767, filed by state Sen. Kevin Sparks, ...