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    Several Days Into The Texas Deep Freeze, Food Is Scarce

    Amid power and water shutdowns, the extreme cold is disrupting the food supply. Customers are finding empty grocery shelves across Texas and people desperate to stock up are forming long lines.
    by Avie Schneider Feb 18, 2021 1 minute
    People wait in long lines at an H-E-B grocery store in Austin, Texas, on Wednesday. The large supermarket chain said the "unprecedented weather event in Texas has caused a severe disruption in the food supply chain."

    The extremely cold weather in Texas hasn't just shut down power and water to millions of people in the state. It's also hammered food supplies.

    Customers are sharing pictures on social media of across Texas and people desperate to stock up outside food stores.

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