State Representative Rafael Anchia, D-Dallas has added his name to a list of lawmakers calling on the Chair of the Public Utility Commission of Texas, DeAnn Walker, to resign....
Power Outages
"I want to say that I completely understand all the outrage and anger of all Texans," said Oncor CEO Allen Nye....
For the second day in a row, members of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) are being grilled by lawmakers in Austin about the state power grid and the blackouts that left Texans in the cold and dark, and cost some their lives....
The State House and State Senate began separate hearings at 9:00 a.m. that ran well into the evening on Thursday....
One of the emerging response to a winter weather catastrophe in Texas, that caused one of the worst power outages in U.S. history, is unusual for the Lone Star State: calls for more regulation....
Today state lawmakers will begin their investigation into the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) and the massive power failure that left millions of Texans in the dark and without heat....
ERCOT's CEO Bill Magness told board members Wednesday that the company did all it could to prevent a catastrophic blackout....
While thousands of Texans face huge electricity bills, experts say most homeowners should not have a bill out of the ordinary....
"Tragic does not even begin to describe the devastation and suffering you endured over the past week," said Gov. Abbott. "Too many of you were shivering in your own homes, no power, no heat, no water."...
Meanwhile, 4.5 million doses of the vaccine against COVID-19 have been given in Texas so far....
"Nobody deserves to be the victim of theft – but with all of the other storm-related challenges our community has faced – we really want this thief caught," Grapevine Police said....
Five members of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), including the board chairman and board vice chairman, are resigning effective Wednesday, Feb. 24....
As Texas was devastated by a historic winter storm that left millions cold and in the dark, republican state Attorney General Ken Paxton and his wife, state Sen. Angela Paxton, traveled to Utah for what a spokesman says were "previously scheduled meetings"....
Two severe winter storms featuring snow, ice, and bitter cold temperatures statewide resulted in millions of Texans without electricity, heat, and clean water....
That decision, many legal experts believe, lies with the Texas Supreme Court....
With the snow and ice clearing in Texas, bodies are being found of people who likely froze to death as they struggled to stay warm after electricity was cut to millions of homes...
The Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCTX) announced Saturday it has launched an investigation into factors that led to outages that left millions of residents without power this week....
"We're going to sign that declaration once it's in front of me and God willing, it will bring a lot of relief to a lot of Texans," said President Biden....
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Texas said Friday, it is on alert for fraudsters seeking to profit off of the extreme weather in Texas....
The winter storms knocked out power to more than 4 million Texans, but it is mostly back on now....