Texas Energy Fund Boosts Natural Gas Power With Reimbursement Program
Texas energy regulators have finalized rules for a new $10 billion program to incentivize the construction of natural gas power plants.
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Due To Extreme Heat, ERCOT Calls For Voluntary Power Conservation
ERCOT is asking Texans to voluntarily reduce electricity use from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. this Tuesday due to extreme temperatures and forecasted record...
With Shorter Deadline, Texas May Be Undercounted in Census
The Census Bureau has reduced the data collection time for the 2020 census by a month. The previous deadline was Oct. 31, but now...
From Avocado Toast to Houses, “Aging Millennials” Driving Real Estate Market
According to Texas A&M University's 2021 Texas Housing and Economic Outlook published this month by the university’s Real Estate Research Center, the economic impacts...
Conference Committee Unveils Negotiated Budget
Texas lawmakers on Thursday unveiled the final negotiated version of the state budget for the next two...
Behind The Toll Barrier: Texas’ Poor Bear Brunt Of Toll Road Fiasco
The proliferation of toll roads in Texas has become a solution for residents who want to avoid traffic, but it has also created challenges...
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...
Just Who Is ERCOT?
The winter storm that overloaded the Texas power grid and left more than 4 million residents without electricity as temperatures hit record lows has...
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...
ERCOT Issues Weather Watch, Texas Power Grid At Risk Amid Rising Temps
ERCOT has issued a Weather Watch for this Wednesday, warning that the Texas power grid may have lower reserves of electricity supply amid forecasted...