Editing Austin, Texas (section)

==== 2023 winter storm ====
{{main|January – February, 2023 ice storm}}
Beginning January 30, 2023 the City of Austin experienced a winter freeze which left 170,000 Austin Energy customers without electricity or heat for several days. The slow pace of repairs and lack of public information from City officials frustrated many residents.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.texastribune.org/2023/02/07/austin-ice-storm-power-outages-2023/|title=How freezing rain, tree-lined neighborhoods and above-ground power lines prolonged Austin power outages|first=Samantha|last=Aguilar|date=February 8, 2023|website=The Texas Tribune}}</ref> A week after the freeze and when Austin City Council members were proposing to evaluate his employment, City Manager Spencer Cronk finally apologized.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kut.org/energy-environment/2023-02-07/with-job-on-the-line-austin-city-manager-spencer-cronk-offers-heartfelt-apologies-for-winter-storm-response|title=With job on the line, Austin's city manager offers 'heartfelt apologies' for winter storm response|date=February 7, 2023|website=KUT Radio, Austin's NPR Station}}</ref> On Thursday February 16, 2023, Cronk was fired by the Austin City Council for the city's response to the winter storm.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.statesman.com/story/news/2023/02/15/city-manager-spencer-cronk-austin-fired-ice-storm-power-outages/69903330007/|title=Austin City Manager Spencer Cronk out, will get $463,000 in severance|website=Austin American-Statesman|access-date=February 20, 2023|archive-date=February 23, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230223140357/https://www.statesman.com/story/news/2023/02/15/city-manager-spencer-cronk-austin-fired-ice-storm-power-outages/69903330007/|url-status=live}}</ref> Former City Manager Jesus Garcia was named Interim City Manager.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kvue.com/article/news/politics/jesus-garza-interim-austin-city-manager/269-d8fed411-ebe4-4a64-8c06-d044a162c9b0|title=Who is Jesús Garza? More about the new interim Austin city manager|date=February 15, 2023|website=kvue.com}}</ref>