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Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee announced Tuesday that his office has launched a civil investigation into what caused the deadly power outages that swept over Texas last week. Tuesday also saw the first wave of resignations from the board of E…
Read MoreOn Tuesday’s Houston Matters: As state lawmakers take up Gov. Greg Abbottâs emergency item on ERCOT reform in hearings this week, lawyers across the state try to sue the nonprofit corporation that manages the stateâs electric grid for deaths and damage…
Read MoreTo clearly see what actually caused recent power outages and the collapse of the Texas grid, it helps to separate the issue from politics. As with flooding, the contributing causes are numerous. And they donât become apparent until rare events conspire to bring them into sharp focus. That happened this week when millions of people [âŠ]
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HOUSTON â Itâs another day of power outages across the Houston area and all of Texas. In the Houston area, there are still more than a million custom…
Read MoreA Winter Storm Warning remains in effect along and north of US 59 through tonight Cold temperatures â especially at night â will continue to result in infrastructure and human hardships Another hard freeze is likely Friday morning Abbott Dubs Storm âThe Winter Version of Harveyâ Governor Greg Abbott is calling this âthe winter version [âŠ]
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Read MoreGov. Greg Abbott announced Feb. 16 that he has declared the reform of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas an emergency item this legislative session.
He said he’s calling on the legislature to investigate ERCOT.
âThe Electric Reliability Counci…
Read MoreJust a day after Governor Greg Abbott blamed the massive power outages that left Texans freezing in their homes on private businesses and said the state was not at fault, he joined Legislative leaders Tuesday in calling for an investigation into E…
Read MoreThe following story excerpts are courtesy of our partners at KHOU 11.
How ERCOT prepared for the 2021 Texas winter storm
HOUSTON â We were all expecting the freezing weather, but we weren’t expecting the widespread power outages.
ERCOT (Electric Re…
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