Texas Lawmakers Advance Bills Overhauling Electric Grid, Regulatory Oversight
As the Texas legislative session drew to a close over the weekend, lawmakers approved bills aimed at overhauling the state’s electric grid and those who govern it following February’s massive winter storm that left residents in the dark for days amid record cold temperatures.
“This is our response, this body’s response, to the horrific things we saw during Winter Storm Uri,” said Rep. Chris Paddie (R-District 9), chairman of the House State Affairs Committee. “The issues of oversight and accountability, communication failures and addressing the weatherization issue I think we identified those challenges and came up with some really good solutions to prevent those things from happening again.”
Capitol Whispers: What Happened to Texas Social Media Censorship Bill? pjmedia.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from pjmedia.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Relating to requiring public school students to compete in interscholastic athletic competitions based on sex and a study conducted by the University Interscholastic League on the effects of allowing a student to participate in an athletic competition designated for the sex opposite to the student s sex.
The Texas Tribune reported the House ran out of time to consider the bill Tuesday night after hitting the deadline for passing all Senate bills. SB29 mandates transgender athletes play on teams based on their sex assigned a birth instead of the sex that matches their gender identity. Supporters say the bill protects girls sports and doesn t give transgender athletes an unfair advantage while opponents say the legislation is discriminatory.
South Dakota Will Accept Betting Applications from July 1
Tuesday May 25, 2021 1:51PM
South Dakota Will Accept Betting Applications from July 1 By In Summary:
The South Dakota Commission on Gaming has announced that it will begin accepting applications for sports wagering licenses on July 1
The license applications are available on the Commission’s website since May 20
The application fees for a provider who wishes to offer sports wagering services is $5000, for facilities, it is $2000, and a $2000 annual renewal fee applies
South Dakota has become the latest state to accept sports wagering license applications as the United States towards the full legalization of its sports betting industry.
/
We want to feature the voices of the people most impacted by electricity shut offs. If this news affects you, reach out to
dominic@tpr.org or leave a voicemail at (210) 615-8982.
Despite
hotter-than-normal summer temperatures in the forecast, private electricity companies are pressuring the Public Utility Commission of Texas, or PUC, to allow power shutoffs for people who haven’t paid their bills.
Many Texans are behind on electricity bills: nearly 170,000 in San Antonio and about 50,000 in Austin areas where electricity is provided by city-owned utilities. The average past-due amount is about $600.
NRG and Vistra the massive conglomerates whose subsidiaries dominate the state’s deregulated electricity market, which includes Houston and Dallas did not answer TPR s questions about how many of their customers owe money.