Lubbock leaders are keeping a close eye on the Texas House and Senate hearings beginning Thursday about last week's winter storm that crashed the state's power grid. 

Subzero temperatures caused a spike in electrical demand that required controlled rotating outages over two days. But unlike in some Texas cities, those outages were actually brief. 

The city was largely unaffected by power failure thanks to timing. 

Millions of Texans have been able to get vaccinated for COVID-19 since distribution began late last year, but there are still questions waiting to be answered when it comes to minors looking for their shot. 

This week on the Music Crossroads of Texas, there's time for one more song! Host Curtis Peoples presents the  second of two shows featuring west Texas songs about time. It seems we have all had some extra time on our hands lately, so here are some songs to help occupy that time!

This week host Charles Olivier honors tango violinist Fernando Suarez Paz. Join us in remembering Paz through his music on this edition of Noche de Tango.

Esta semana el anfitrión Charles Olivier honra al violinista de tango Fernando Suárez Paz. Únase a nosotros para recordar a Paz a través de su música en esta edición de Noche de Tango.

Cows are hearty animals that can withstand freezing temperatures. But when those temperatures last for a week? That can be a problem.

Temperatures were below freezing, and at some points below zero, for the past week in the Panhandle and much of Texas. Snow and ice accumulations have further deteriorated conditions.

Kristen Brown and her family ranch near the town of Channing, where it’s spring calf birthing season. The weather hasn’t stopped that. 

Letrice “Cat” Haggard-Gowdy and her husband have been dropping off blankets with stray animals in Lubbock for years. As temperatures started dipping lower and lower this weekend, she knew she had to do more. 

“With the weather getting really bad, I knew these dogs were going to die if we didn’t do something,” said Haggard-Gowdy. “They’re just not going to make it.”

Even with icy roads and temperatures in the teens, Lubbock’s Health Department managed to give over 1,700 COVID-19 vaccine shots on Tuesday. 

That’s about 575 doses fewer than last Tuesday when weather conditions were dry and temperatures were in the 40s. 

Some people have canceled appointments, but Mayor Dan Pope said the week's frigid weather has not really affected Lubbock's vaccination hub. 

“We plan on being open to continue to put that life-saving vaccine in the arms of our citizens,” Pope said at a news conference Tuesday.