Now, Pineda is suing two major Texas energy providers, alleging Cristian would not have died had both companies alerted residents that the outages would last several days during the dangerous cold snap. ADAD“The power providers, long before any of us, knew that they would not have sufficient power to protect us and they didn’t tell us that,” Pineda’s attorney, Tony Buzbee, told The Washington Post. We’re going to hold people accountable.”He added, “The power providers lied to us in Texas.”Millions of Texans are enduring freezing temperatures amid a large-scale failure of the state’s power grid. More than half of the deaths — 32 — have been reported in Texas, where President Biden has since declared a major disaster. The Conroe, Tex., family is seeking damages, funeral expenses and a judgment of more than $100 million, according to the lawsuit.

Source: Washington Post February 22, 2021 11:29 UTC