# @statesman on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CMfGY2dAWcI
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/15004444-statesman-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2021-03-16T16:14:29.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Austin Statesman (@statesman) — https://gondola.cc/statesman

## Caption

Miguel Rangel, 30, sits for a portrait next to a photo of his mother, Diana Martinez Rangel, while at his home in Manor on March 2, 2021. Martinez Rangel died in her home at age 71 during the state freeze that left millions without power, water and heat. In stage 4 kidney failure, Martinez Rangel needed dialysis treatments three times a week but during the storm the center she depended on was closed. Although a medical examiner has yet to confirm her cause of death, the Rangel family believes it was because she could not get the medical attention she needed while the city’s infrastructure crumbled under the state’s freezing temperatures. “It just hurts because she wasn’t supposed to go this way,” said Miguel. He adds that since her mother’s death, her dog, Kagome, rarely has left his mother’s chair. So far, the state has confirmed 57 people who died as a result of last month’s freeze. In Austin, three people died in an East Austin house fire. Another woman died in an encampment that Gov. Gregg Abbott set up for people experiencing homelessness. Travis County has not yet reported any deaths but is subject to change as more death records and more information is reviewed. #texasfreeze #texaswinterstorm2021 #texas #austin #atx #manortx 📸 brontewittpenn

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austin, texas, texaswinterstorm2021, manortx, texasfreeze, atx

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