Booked hotels allowing people to sleep in lobby area after homes lose power

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FORT BEND COUNTY, Texas — Power outages continue to remain a huge problem for thousands of residents in the Greater Houston area.

The lack of heat and bitter cold has become such a nuisance that several residents have feverishly tried to find hotel rooms just to make it through the day and night, but most hotels across the area are booked.

Several Fort Bend County residents resorted to sleeping in…