Like I say, there’s nothing like going to your house after a hard work day. And every day, she gets up at 6:30 in the morning, and she drives across town to take care of the child of a wealthier couple in a nicer neighborhood. And Iris is 45 and has been basically working nonstop. And it was a family tragedy that forced her and her sisters to go to work. And she was born in Mexico and came to the United States when she was 15.
Her name is Iris Cantu, and she lives on the south side of Dallas. So tell me about the first of these women. And I met three women whose stories really exemplified the hidden hurt lingering across Texas. And so I started talking to people in working class parts of Dallas. And I really wanted to try to understand that damage. That sort of thing.īut the wounds that families had suffered across the state were a lot less visible this time. And often, you see people’s houses that are flooded with water. You know, I’ve covered hurricanes in Texas, and I’ve covered other natural disasters over the years. And as I drove around and talked to people, I was getting the sense that there was this real invisible crisis taking shape. About a third of the city was still without power. Well, the first thing that I saw was a sort of patchwork quilt of light and darkness as the flight into Dallas broke through the clouds. Jack, you went to Texas just a few days after this crippling winter storm and these mass power outages began in mid-February. Today: We return to the aftermath of the unusual storm that devastated Texas last winter, leaving thousands of its residents without shelter or power, to learn how the lives of the women we spoke to in Dallas have since changed. This week, The Daily is revisiting some of our favorite episodes of the year, and hearing what’s happened in the time since they first ran. Friday, December 31st, 2021 michael barbaro
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Transcript Texas After the Storm: An Update A look at the aftermath of the storm through the eyes of three women.