Some Rich Dallas Areas Affected Less By Power Outages

A massive winter storm in Texas began over the weekend of February 14, 2021, leading to widespread power outages throughout the state. On Twitter, a claim has been spreading that “rich enclaves” of Dallas, specifically Highland Park and Preston Hollow have not experienced power outages “while other parts of the city have remained without power for the entire day.”

A map of power outages in Dallas provided by electric company Oncor is also circulating social media, appearing to show no outages in the Highland Park or Preston Hollow areas.

Some users reacted to this by attributing the inequality to American capitalism.

One Twitter user found this to be untrue, claiming their “family who lives [in Highland Park] is out of power."