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Whistleblowers: Paxton Was Scheduled to be in Austin, Not Utah During Winter Freeze
After telling Texans that he and his wife were in Utah for a "pre-planned" trip during Winter Storm Uri, new court filings...
Shifting Blame, Legislators Tear Into PUC and ERCOT During Hearings
As Texas Legislators continue to dig into the how's and why's of last week's horrific winter storm that crippled the state's energy...
House Pub Ed Chair: Funding May Shrink for Some Texas Schools in the Spring
Public Education Committee Chair Harold Dutton sat down with the Texas Tribune for a virtual interview on Thursday to share his...
ERCOT Board Members Donations to Abbott
Three current board members of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas have contributed thousands of dollars to Gov. Greg Abbott's campaigns over...
RA NEWS Texas Survey: Why Did the Energy System Fail During the Winter Storm...
February 24, 2021
RA News conducted a statewide survey to evaluate the impact, causes, and potential responses to...
Will Texas Cut Funding to Public Schools Because of Low Attendance During the Pandemic?
In the fall semester of 2020 the Texas Education Agency (TEA) made a decision to help public schools by providing funding for...
David Spiller Wins HD-68 Special Election Runoff
David Spiller won the special election runoff against fellow Republican Craig Carter Tuesday night.
Spiller won with almost...
Out of State, Out of Mind: 5 ERCOT Board Members Resign
Developing Story
Update: Wednesday February 23 4:05pm
Added PUC Filing showing Vanessa Anesetti-Parra also resigning.
Abbott Keeping Texans in the Dark
Texas had a bad week, to put it mildly. A catastrophic power outage combined with one of the worst winter storms the...
Who Cares About Constituents? Paxton and Gates Fly the Coop
While Sen. Ted Cruz soaked up all the headlines last week stealing away to Cancun, reports surfaced over the weekend of other...
