Governor: All Texas power sources 'compromised'

As millions of Texans endure the third day without power, Governor Greg Abbott says his state may not see temperatures above freezing until Saturday.

The state's power grid manager, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, said electricity had been restored to 600,000 homes and businesses by Tuesday night, Officials did not know when power would be restored, but council President Bill Magness said he hoped many customers would see at least partial service restored by later Wednesday or Thursday.

Abbott told reporters at a Wednesday briefing that "every source of power the state of Texas has been compromised."  That includes renewable wind and solar power, plus power generated by coal or natural gas.

Abbott blames systems freezing up or equipment failures.

This week's extreme weather has been blamed for the deaths of more than 30 people, some of whom perished while struggling to keep warm inside their homes.