The Lege This Week: Abbott Lets His Mask Slip
From one crisis to the next: With Texas still reeling from the February blackouts, the governor de ...View More
The Texas Public Utility Commission’s Revolving Door Between Industry and Regulator
The state’s utility regulator drew intense scrutiny from legislators last week for failing to regu ...View More
Loon Star: The Great Freeze
Playing the blame game. To see more political cartoons from Ben Sargent, visit our ...View More
Clogged Toilets, Snow Inside: How the Winter Storm Exacerbated Problems in Texas Lock-Ups
After the near-total collapse of the state’s electric grid, many jails and prisons lacked heat and ...View More
Low-Income Texans Already Face Frigid Temperatures at Home. Then the Winter Storm Hit.
Power plants without insulation failed, leading to sustained blackouts. But poor insulation in hom ...View More
“Power Companies Get Exactly What They Want”: How Texas Repeatedly Failed to Protect Its Power Grid Against Extreme Weather
Texas regulators and lawmakers knew about the grid’s vulnerabilities for years, but time and again ...View More
Why Texas Wasn’t Prepared for Winter Storm Uri
A disaster management expert weighs in on how poor planning and communication failures deepened t ...View More
The Lege This Week: Out Cold
Welcome to the 87th Legislative Session. Since the last session came to a close in June 2019, Texas ...View More
Nine Texans On How They Survived A Frozen Week
Nine Texans On How They Survived A Frozen Week After an unprecedented freeze swept Texas, the state’ ...View More
Top Texas Lawmakers Call for Investigation and Action on State’s Energy Grid Operator
“Top Texas lawmakers call for investigation and action on state’s energy grid operator” ...View More
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