Cooling center opens for Bolivar Peninsula residents affected by emergency maintenance power outage

GALVESTON COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) -- A cooling center has opened in Galveston County for residents affected by the power outage in the Bolivar Peninsula area.

On Thursday, Entergy Texas announced that the Bolivar Peninsula would experience a power outage starting at 6 p.m. as they performed emergency maintenance. While the company did not say what the emergency maintenance was, it said the outage would last for about four hours.

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"An outage is required for crews to safely make repairs," Entergy Texas wrote on Facebook.

As a result, the Galveston County Office of Emergency Management said it has opened up a cooling center at 2113 6th Street High Island in the High Island ISD gym for residents affected.

For more information, visit Entergy Texas' website.