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Electric trucks line up to provide support with major power outages after Hurricane Beryl in Houston on July 10, 2024.
Posted in Hurricane Beryl Avatar photoAvatar photoBy Alejandra Martinez and Emily FoxhallJuly 18, 2024

Repairing electricity infrastructure after storms usually costs customers. So could strengthening it before the next weather event.

Power lines in Dallas near Greenville Avenue during a winter storm on Feb. 16, 2021. Thousands of Dallas residents were without power for days.
Posted in Winter Storm 2021 Avatar photoBy Emily FoxhallJune 23, 2023

The all-Republican court narrowly found that the nonprofit corporation operating the state’s electrical grid qualifies for sovereign immunity, which protects government entities from lawsuits.

Congress Avenue in Austin during Winter Storm Uri on Feb. 16, 2021.
Posted in Winter Storm 2021 Avatar photoAvatar photoBy Erin Douglas and Emily FoxhallMarch 17, 2023March 17, 2023

The actions by the Public Utility Commission led to billions of dollars of overcharges, the Austin-based court found. It’s not yet clear if the ruling will affect consumers.

Cherrilyn Nedd, whose home was damaged during the 2021 winter storm, poses for a portrait in Houston on Feb. 10. Lawyers expect thousands of cases will be filed against power companies, transmission and distribution utilities and ERCOT as the two-year statute of limitations on winter storm-related cases approaches.
Posted in Winter Storm 2021 Avatar photoBy Emily FoxhallFeb. 14, 2023

Thousands are accusing power companies, distribution companies, electric grid operators and others of failing to prepare properly for the February 2021 storm, creating a catastrophe.

The Texas Supreme Court hears final arguments over whether ERCOT has sovereign immunity at the Supreme Court Building in Austin on Monday.
Posted in Winter Storm 2021 Avatar photoBy Emily FoxhallJan. 9, 2023

Many people and insurers sued the Electric Reliability Council of Texas after the 2021 freeze. The nonprofit says it shouldn’t be liable. The state Supreme Court has a chance to weigh in.

Employees monitor the state power grid at the ERCOT command center in Taylor in 2012.
Posted in Winter Storm 2021 Avatar photoBy Joshua FechterNov. 18, 2022

In the wake of the deadly 2021 winter storm, the Texas Legislature ordered an overhaul of the state’s power market to prevent future widespread blackouts. But some senators aren’t fans of the main option on the table.

Posted in The Texas Tribune-ProPublica Investigative Unit Avatar photoAvatar photoBy Perla Trevizo and Lexi Churchill, The Texas Tribune and ProPublica and Mike Hixenbaugh NBC NewsMarch 4, 2022

After half of a Houston family was found dead from carbon monoxide poisoning, reporting by ProPublica, The Texas Tribune and NBC News revealed that a fire crew had failed to enter the house to check on them. A firefighter has now been disciplined.

Posted in The Texas Tribune-ProPublica Investigative Unit Avatar photoAvatar photoBy Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC News and Perla Trevizo and Lexi Churchill The Texas Tribune and ProPublicaFeb. 25, 2022

The announcement comes two months after an investigation by ProPublica, The Texas Tribune and NBC News detailed the deadly cost of the government’s failure to regulate portable generators.

Posted inEnergy Avatar photoAvatar photoAvatar photoBy Jacob Ohara, Ashley Miznazi and Todd WisemanFeb. 17, 2022

One year later, dozens of Texans from around the state shared their memories about an unforgettable storm.

The main switchyard at Vistra Corp.’s Midlothian power plant. This is where the power produced at this plant is transformed into usable energy.
Posted in Winter Storm 2021 Avatar photoBy Reese OxnerFeb. 15, 2022

Texas has long refused to connect its decentralized grid to two national power networks, but Hunt Energy Network CEO Pat Wood said the state could do so without additional oversight — and without state Legislature approval.

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