Climate Change Takes Center Stage at Houston’s Annual CERAWeek Conference
As the bustling streets of downtown Houston swell with the influx of attendees flocking to the annual CERAWeek conference, anticipation brewed for fresh faces...
Texas Department of Agriculture Announces Funding for Rural Hospitals
The Texas Department of Agriculture has received emergency federal funding to help rural Texas hospitals deal with the coronavirus. Starting Wednesday, more than 130...
Artificial Power Shortages in Texas This Summer Enriched Generators, Crypto Miners
A new plan to prevent another catastrophic blackout has put billions of dollars in the pockets of Texas energy generators and cryptocurrency miners according...
Power Plays: Texas Electric Grid Regulators Push Fossil Fuels Over Renewables
With summer just around the corner, the top regulators of Texas’ electrical grid recently reported that there should be enough power to keep lights...
Texas Regulators Act to Reduce Oilfield Flaring
The Texas Railroad Commission, the state agency that regulates the oil and gas industry, has agreed to move forward with industry-proposed changes that would...
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...
Big Leaks, Little Regulation
This article was originally published by the Texas Observer, a nonprofit investigative news outlet. Sign up for their weekly newsletter, or follow them on Facebook and Twitter.”In the span...
U.S. Democrats Pass $1 Trillion Infrastructure Bill, Ending Daylong Standoff
WASHINGTON, Nov 6 (Reuters) - After a daylong standoff, Democrats set aside divisions between progressives and centrists to pass a $1 trillion package of...
Texans Still in a Buying Mood, but Rest of State’s Economy in a Slump
State sales tax revenue totaled $2.57 billion in September, 6.1% less than in September 2019.
“The COVID-19 pandemic and low price of crude oil continue...
Texas Power Grid Faces Summer Strain: Looming Blackouts?
In a recent development, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), the state's power grid operator, found itself on the brink of implementing rotating...
