AUSTIN, Texas — With much of the KVUE area is now under a Hard Freeze Warning until 10 a.m. on Christmas morning, some area residents are without power during the cold snap.
On Friday night, Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra tweeted that about 3,000 people are currently without power in San Marcos. The outage is specifically affecting residents in the Thousand Oaks and Hillard area.
Becerra said the director of emergency services has been in contact with Pedernales Electric Co-op as they work to get power back. As of 9:30 p.m. on Dec. 23, Becerra said power was expected to return by 12:30 a.m.
By 11 p.m. on Dec. 23, Becerra said all power had been restored.
Here's a brief look at current outages in Central Texas:
Pedernales Electric Co-op
As of 10:20 p.m. on Dec. 24, two outages were impacting three customers.
Oncor
As of 10:20 p.m. on Dec. 24, one outage was affecting one customer.
Austin Energy
As of 10:20 p.m. on Dec. 24 there were no outages.
Bluebonnet Electric Co-op
As of 10:20 p.m. on Dec. 24 there were no outages.
While some Central Texans deal with power outages, others have experienced gas outages through Atmos Energy in the area. The Railroad Commission of Texas said it was in contact with Atmos and that a gas pressure issue arose due to "extremely high demand."
On Friday night, the commission said gas pressure in the affected areas had improved and that Atmos was keeping employees in overnight to monitor the issue.