The BBQ pit thing I heard on at least two news reports here in Houston, along with warnings to stop doing that.
Yes, I heard reports of charcoal BBQ grills in homes and garages. I grill exclusively with charcoal and would never do such a thing. I actually wish I had stocked up on charcoal before “the big freeze”, but I was not expecting to lose power for 24 hours. Didn’t really matter. My wife and I had lunch and dinner at some friends’ house while our power was out.