 Sagar Magani, Washington. A lot of us have been sweating under heat alerts, but fewer of us. More than 63 million yesterday, a noticeable drop from the number earlier this week. And in Texas? Crews in Texas have been working to restore power to the 2.7 million homes and businesses left in the dark after Hurricane Beryl came ashore Monday. But Centerpoint Energy says about half a million Houston area customers will be without electricity into next week.