Power Outages Linger After Storms Batter Texas Again, Leaving 1 Dead

Power outages scattered across storm-battered Texas could linger into the weekend after devastating storms with high winds and heavy rain flooded the streets in Houston for the second time this month, leaving one teenager dead and other people injured. In the Dallas area, storms with up to 80 mph straight-line winds ripped off roofs, downed trees, and knocked out power lines At one point, more than 1 million homes and businesses across the state were left without electricity, but about 75 percent were back up and running by late Wednesday. Electric utility provider Oncor said power should be restored for most of its customers in the Dallas area, but some outages will continue into the weekend....