Repair crews face threats in Houston by those still without power a week after Beryl
![Utility crews work to restore electricity in Houston on Thursday. Prolonged outages following Hurricane Beryl has some fed-up and frustrated residents taking out their anger on repair workers who are trying to restore power.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5760x3840+0+0/resize/5760x3840!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F03%2Fc1%2Ff80197c649d39acd25627477c6eb%2Fap24198752924824.jpg)
Threats and confrontations have prompted police escorts, charges in at least two cases, and pleas from authorities and local officials to leave workers alone so they restore power.
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