The incoming winter weather is causing painful flashbacks for people who lived in Texas in February 2021, when a deep freeze left millions without power. Vangregory Grinnon lives in Fort Worth but is currently visiting family in Florida.

As Texas prepared for severe winter weather, Gov. Greg Abbott expressed confidence Wednesday in the state's power grid. Frigid temperatures -- along with snow, sleet and freezing rain -- were expected to make their way into Texas midweek,

Another winter storm will develop over Texas later this week, bringing potentially historical snowfall and icy conditions to some areas.

An area stretching from Texas to Tennessee braced Wednesday for the possible arrival of freezing rain and snow even as some parts of the U.S. hit by the plunging polar vortex this week began to shake off its icy effects.