{
  "id": "2026-01-26-tarleton-state-university-stephenville-power-outage",
  "slug": "tarleton-state-university-stephenville-power-outage-2026-01-26",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Tarleton State University",
    "shortName": "Tarleton",
    "state": "TX",
    "type": "public-r2",
    "alertSystemName": "Texan Alert",
    "enrollment": 15000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2026-01-26",
    "type": "infrastructure-failure",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "resolved",
    "headline": "Tarleton Stephenville power outage during winter event (Jan 26, 2026)",
    "headlinePublic": "Tarleton Stephenville power outage during winter event (Jan 26, 2026)",
    "summary": "Tarleton State University [reported a Stephenville campus power outage via @TarletonState](https://x.com/TarletonState/status/2015856571377443258) during the January 2026 winter event, then [confirmed power restoration](https://x.com/TarletonState/status/2015890077767901550) with a related plumbing cleanup note.",
    "outcome": "Power restored; elevator restriction during outage; plumbing cleanup at Traditions North."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "2026-01-26",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "The Stephenville campus is currently experiencing a power outage. Facilities is working with local utilities on the duration of the outage. During this time, please refrain from using the elevators for safety reasons.\n\nLearn more: https://www.tarleton.edu/texanalert/power-outage-on-stephenville-campus/",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/TarletonState/status/2015856571377443258",
      "sourceDescription": "Tarleton official X Stephenville power outage",
      "characterCount": 303,
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim from official institutional X account."
      ]
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "all-clear",
      "timestampApprox": "2026-01-26",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "Power has been restored. Due to winter weather impacts, an isolated plumbing issue has been identified in Traditions North. The leak is under control, and cleanup is underway.\n\nLearn more: https://www.tarleton.edu/texanalert/power-outage-on-stephenville-campus/",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/TarletonState/status/2015890077767901550",
      "sourceDescription": "Tarleton official X power restored update",
      "characterCount": 261,
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim from official institutional X account."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "context": "Public residual (wider b175). Official Tarleton Texan Alert / X power outage during winter closure period.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Confirmed-verbatim power outage and restore during multi-day winter event."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Tarleton Stephenville power outage page",
      "url": "https://www.tarleton.edu/texanalert/power-outage-on-stephenville-campus/",
      "type": "official-archive",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-26"
    },
    {
      "title": "Tarleton power outage X",
      "url": "https://x.com/TarletonState/status/2015856571377443258",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-26"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "public-r2",
    "texas",
    "power-outage",
    "texan-alert",
    "wider-reach"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-26",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-26",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}