S state of Texas following a crippling winter storm.

At least two dozen people died of the unusually cold weather, which also disrupted electricity and water supplies.

The snow and ice may have melted, but Texans are facing a new hurdle.

A shortage of clean water.

Houston residents queued for up to three hours for just that on Friday.

The water came on for a slight moments, I believe, on Thursday or late Wednesday, but it only came on as a trickle.

I also wanted to get some for my neighbor.

She's elderly and can't get out at all and has no water at all.

Record low temperatures have led to pumping problems, burst pipes and water mains across the state, even flooding some homes.

It's just the latest misery for residents who are left without heat or electricity for days.

I'm just, uh, overwhelmed.

Everything's you know, the coronavirus and I lost my job.

You know, my mortgage.

You know I have a business and I have a lot of stuff that you know a lot of, and, uh, I don't know.

I'm just it's overwhelming it.

It's okay, Seven million people are currently under orders to boil tap water before drinking or cooking, As low water pressure could have allowed bacteria into the system.

The state's governor has appealed for help from the U.

S.

President.

I talked to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA, the administrator, uh, this afternoon, I'm gonna ask him to accelerate our responsive request for quote.

It's a different decoration, a major disaster declaration so that we can get everything done that we need that's possible to get done well.

The declaration would allow for more federal funds to be distributed for the relief effort, which would be welcomed by the thousands who are still without power and water.