Op-ed: Increase rates to keep our utility strong

As the nation’s fourth largest city, and the largest city in our great state of Texas, Houston is a powerful success story. We have shown the nation how robust, resilient and generous we are during the worst of times — including Hurricane Harvey and Tropical Storm Imelda — and surely will continue to do so in any future disaster that may impact our great city.

An unsung hero in the relief efforts that, quite literally, powered us through the storms, and who restored power to more than one…