Austin, Texas — A water main break was reported in Downtown Austin on Lavaca Street between Eighth and 15th streets. The area is closed until further notice. A supermarket in South Austin, Texas, the only store that was opened in the area, saw empty shelves and long lines as shoppers stocked up amid historic cold weather and power outages.

Today, NASA's Perseverance rover will reach Mars going nearly 12,500 mph, then seek the surface in a nerve-wracking descent dubbed “seven minutes of terror.” It takes 11 minutes for radio signals to reach Earth, so the rover will have to do it on its own.
Perseverance will start its mission on the Jezero Crater floor, move across its delta and then up the crater rim. NASA estimates the vehicle will travel about 10 miles, operating over a period of 687 Earth days, the equivalent of one year on Mars. The rover will begin collecting and storing rock samples about two months after landing. It will search for ancient microbial life by drilling into rocks formed by water, extracting core samples, and storing 30 of them for retrieval by a future mission.

LOUISIANA FORESTS OF ICE! A boater spotted these trees covered in ice along Louisiana's Lake Fausse Pointe State Park. Cold temperatures, ice, and snow have been hitting the South over the past few days. A teenager attempted to drive across North Park Lake overnight, ending up with the SUV partially submerged.

Right now in Austin, Texas ... needs a breather. ❄️❄️❄️

Dallas, Texas -- This is what Joel Pares’ apartment looks like at Camden Victory Park after a pipe burst, with rushing water everywhere.