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![Denise Wright, a housekeeper, goes through residents’ refrigerators to throw out food that spoiled during the blackout on Friday, July 12, 2024, at Ella Springs Senior Living Community in Houston, Tx. The lack of power meant that many residents had to throw out the majority of their cold food items, no matter how recently purchased.](https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/e5ZRJN73Gta_kJQ341s9dJQRWeA=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/a84fb1b4ca8d640e641924d8cecb1fa0/1207%20Beryl%20elder%20care%20OA%20TT%2073.jpg)