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UPDATE: Mayor Whitmire gives update on power restoration efforts, Houston ISD, new exclusion zone in downtown Houston

By James T. Norman, Lizzy Spangler, Shawn Arrajj

On May 16, severe weather swept through the Houston area, causing widespread power outages.

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