Winter freeze cancels 1,500 flights and leads to death in Texas

An icy mix covers Highway 114 in Roanoke, Texas (Lola Gomez/The Dallas Morning News/AP)

Winter weather has brought ice to a wide swathe of the United States, causing the cancellation of more than 1,500 flights nationwide, bringing traffic to a standstill and knocking out power to thousands of Texans.

Numerous car accidents were reported in Austin, Texas, with at least one fatality, according to the Austin Fire Department.