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    CenterPoint exudes chaos, but also appears to be restoring power faster than it previously has

    By Emily FoxhallAlejandra Martinez The Texas Tribune,

    11 days ago
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    A fleet of utility trucks line up Wednesday morning to help restore power after Hurricane Beryl brought major power outages in Houston. Joseph Bui/For The Texas Tribune

    HOUSTON — At dawn, the group of contractors in neon yellow vests and shirts readied for work. They grabbed the electrical equipment they would need from pallets at Sam Houston Race Park, which had become an abrupt staging area.

    Before fanning out across the electricity-deprived Houston region Wednesday morning, the workers first ate fluffy eggs, round sausage patties and rectangular hash browns at long tables in a tent. They loaded up sacks of Reddy Ice, packages of Niagara water and lemon-lime Gatorade. They grabbed chicken, mozzarella and pesto sandwiches for later.

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