Almost 2,000 people were initially without power.

Liberty County officials are urging residents to stay informed and take precautions as Winter Storm Fern is expected to bring icy conditions and dangerously cold temperatures to the area this weekend.

Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative customers are experiencing outages in areas including San Marcos early Friday morning.

The outages are impacting approximately 1,100 customers as of 9 a.m. Friday.

Happy 2026 Bluebonnet readers! I was just talking to someone yesterday about how we are already more than halfway through January. Time really does fly, whether you are having fun ...