Does a Winter Blackout Loom for Texas as ERCOT’s Plan for Additional Power Fails?
Texans are facing an elevated risk of winter blackouts as the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), the state's electric grid operator, abandons plans...
TABC is Enforcing Bar Closure Order, but One Texas City Isn’t
One Texas city isn’t planning to enforce Gov. Greg Abbott’s latest executive order, which closed all bars and similar businesses that make at least...
Texas Distilleries Retool to Make Hand Sanitizer
Distilleries across Texas have shifted their manufacturing focus to producing much-needed hand sanitizer for hospitals and first responders during the COVID-19 crisis.
Forty-six distilleries in...
Solar And Wind Outproducing Gas In Texas
The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis indicates wind and solar power accounted for 34% of all power generation during the first three...
Mortgage Rates Are At an All-Time Low. But Can You Get One?
If you’re thinking about buying a house or refinancing your mortgage, now is the time. But can you get a mortgage loan?
Experts agree that...
Texas Grid Ready For Cold Snap, State Regulators Claim
Jan 19 (Reuters) - Nearly all of Texas' electric generation units and transmission facilities have passed the state's new winterization rules, the state grid...
Grappling With Budget Shortfalls, Texas Cities Prepare for Hard Choices
The economic impact from the coronavirus pandemic has left some of Texas’ biggest cities facing a difficult choice: cutting services like libraries, pools and...
5G Technology to Propel Texas Into a More Connected, Faster Future
As you drive across Texas, your cellphone probably goes in and out of service areas, moving across many different levels of connectivity. Your GPS...
Texas high-speed rail project dodges bullet after budget rider dies
The Dallas-Houston high-speed rail project dodged a bullet this week, when lawmakers hashing out the state budget released their decision to strike a provision...
