Rural Central Texas’ plentiful trees make power outages a frustrating fact of life after storms
Leon County’s judge wants the state to help clear trees around power lines after residents again go without electricity following another storm. Full Story
![A snapped tree limb hangs precariously in the yard behind where Eric Calder and his son work, in northwest Austin on Feb. 2, 2023.](https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/CO8EYeDEMQg0ArDS63G76b9ynag=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/2cf19d61b75b1ef06e897eb531fccb76/0202%20Chainsaw%20Clearing%20EL%20TT%2015.jpg)