Due to reduced water distribution system pressure, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality required the City of Mineral Wells PWS 1820001, public water system to notify all customers to boil their water prior to consumption.

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Some 1,100 members of the Texas National Guard will administer vaccines to older people in their homes in rural and isolated areas of the state in an effort to get the majority of Texans who are 65 and older inoculated against COVID-19 by the end of March, Gov. Greg Abbott said Thursday.

The city of Mineral Wells remains under a boil water notice as of Thursday morning, and is still encouraging residents to use water wisely and continue efforts to conserve.

Low-interest federal disaster loans are now available to businesses and residents in Parker and Palo Pinto counties, two of 77 Texas counties covered by President Joe Biden’s major disaster declaration, U.S. Small Business Administration’s acting Administrator Tami L. Perriello said. 

The city of Mineral Wells' water system is stabilized for now, and storage is increasing, according to the latest update released late Monday.

With water pressure and tank levels remaining low, the city of Mineral Wells is urging residents to curtail using water for all non-essential uses.

Gov. Greg Abbott on Saturday held a meeting with other state leaders to discuss the spikes some Texans are seeing in their energy bills following a massive winter storm that prompted dayslong power outages across the state.

With the city of Mineral Wells still under a boil water notice, Mineral Wells ISD will not be having in-person learning Monday or Tuesday, Superintendent John Kuhn said.

The city of Mineral Wells released an update Saturday afternoon regarding its water situation. The city remains under a boil water notice.

WASHINGTON -- Within less than 24 hours of receiving Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s request for a major disaster declaration, President Joseph R. Biden approved the declaration, allowing assistance for winter storm survivors in 77 counties.

With the city of Mineral Wells under a boil water notice and residents in the Millsap area still without water, school districts are trying to determine their next steps.

As the area continues to thaw out from snow storms earlier this week, the National Weather Service has issued a hard freeze warning for the north and central Texas areas from 9 p.m. Thursday to 9 a.m. Friday.

The city of Mineral Wells was still experiencing water issues Thursday, with low water storage tank levels resulting in low water pressure to the city.

Most schools in Parker and Palo Pinto counties have announces closures through the rest of this week:

As of this morning we are still experiencing low water storage tank levels, this results in low water pressure that we are all currently struggling with. If you live at a high elevation, then your pressure will be significantly less than those that live at a lower elevation. The low tank lev…

Due to reduced distribution system pressure, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has required the city of Mineral Wells public water system to notify all customers to boil their water prior to consumption.

AUSTIN – The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) continues to restore power as quickly and safely as possible. During the overnight hours, ERCOT was able to restore approximately 3,500 MW of load, which is roughly 700,000 households.

Parker County and all of the cities within Parker County are working together to extend a warming center for Parker County residents in response to statewide power outages due to this winter storm. Please note that the Hudson Oaks location is now closed.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A frigid blast of winter weather across the U.S. plunged Texas into an unusually icy emergency Monday that knocked out power to more than 2 million people, closed dangerously snowy and slick highways and put the delivery of new COVID-19 vaccine shipments on hold.

Seventeen area educators were among 35 teachers from across the region honored by Weatherford College at the 2021 Jack Harvey Academy of Exemplary Teachers celebration recently at the Doss Heritage and Culture Center.