If you’ve been dreaming of a friggin’ cold Christmas, well, we’ve got great news for you. ⁠ ⁠ Starting on Thursday, and continuing through the weekend, the lows across the state will be among the coldest Texas has seen since February 2021, when—well, you may still be unpacking what happened in February 2021 with your therapist.⁠ ⁠ Texas’s grid-watchers have indicated that they don’t think we’re likely to see widespread blackouts like those that made February 2021 such a traumatic event. But also, one lesson we learned from last time is that it’s better to be prepared! ⁠ ⁠ At the link in our bio, a full list of items curated by @texasmonthly's Emily McCullar and Dan Solomon that should make this year’s holiday hard freeze a little more bearable.