We should not have had nine fire stations without power,” Patrick said.
Combined with power outages, alarmingly dangerous consequences have ensued.
CenterPoint foreign assistance crews work to restore power lines on Thursday in Houston, Texas.
Danielle Villasana/Getty ImagesFrustration mounts with Houston utility providerThe crisis comes more than three years after massive power outages hit the state.
Greg Abbott has requested an investigation into CenterPoint Energy and other electric companies in the wake of the outages, Patrick said in a news conference Thursday.
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