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Shelly Botkin, a Public Utility commissioner, has resigned from her role, according to a Monday evening news release.

A news release on Monday said Shelly Botkin has resigned, effective immediately.

A news release on Monday said Shelly Botkin has resigned, effective immediately.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) is widening his investigation of price spikes during a deadly winter storm last month to include a signature piece of the state's energy industry: natural gas.

A news release on Monday said Shelly Botkin has resigned, effective immediately.

A news release on Monday said Shelly Botkin has resigned, effective immediately.

A news release on Monday said Shelly Botkin has resigned, effective immediately.

Bill Magness, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas CEO who was terminated by his board Wednesday, said he will not accept more than $800,000 in severance pay, according to an ERCOT spokesperson. The board for the nonprofit entity that operates and manages the electricity grid that covers much of Texas voted Wednesday in favor of his 60-day termination notice. Magness was terminated without cause, a spokesperson said. According to the terms of his employment contract, his severance pay wou...

Some lawmakers investigating power grid failure received campaign contributions from power companies Tags:  Remember those 24 Texas House lawmakers demanding answers with the cameras rolling last week in Austin? The fiery hearings had intriguing questions and answers involving the CEO’s of CenterPoint and Vistra -- two companies that have provided thousands in campaign contributions to some of those lawmakers. Full Screen1 / 17 These images from documents show the campaign contributions made...

An independent monitor says ERCOT left high prices in place for too long during the grid calamity.