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South Congress Businesses Hit by Power Outage Amid Winter Weather
Power outages affected over 2,800 customers in Austin's South Congress area Tuesday, with crews still investigating the cause by afternoon.
Published January 27, 2026 at 6:21pm by Julianna Duennes Russ
Ice coats South Congress after a winter storm brought rain, sleet and freezing temperatures to Austin on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026.
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Homes and businesses from South Congress Avenue to East Riverside Drive were without power Tuesday morning, according to eye-witness accounts and the Austin Energy outage map.
Crews worked to identify the source of the outage, but had not released an official cause as of Tuesday afternoon.
Affected businesses included coffee shop Mañana, the South Congress Hotel and The Lola apartment complex, among others.
More than 2,800 customers were affected, the outage report said.
This outage comes on the heels of an arctic cold front that brought freezing rain, which posed a threat to power lines over the weekend.