Concerned family members and even residents of some senior living facilities across the Austin area reported they are still without power heading into Friday night. KXAN investigators have been fielding concerns about lengthy outages at several skilled nursing and assisted living facilities that house older and often medically-vulnerable people. Austin Energy said it prioritizes power restoration at these facilities, along with other critical locations such as hospitals and 911 call centers, but a spokesperson told KXAN Friday night they still had critical locations that had not been restored. The spokesperson explained these outages are complex for Austin Energy crews. For example, these facilities may be located in areas that need multiple repairs. He could not give KXAN updates about specific locations and facilities.
