Texas power failure: Last public utility commissioner resigns at Gov. Abbott s request Chuck Lindell and John C Moritz Austin Bureau USA TODAY NETWORK, Austin American-Statesman This is the largest train wreck: Texas senator questions ERCOT CEO about power grid
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The third and final member of the Texas Public Utility Commission has resigned at the request of Gov. Greg Abbott, another casualty of the state s inability to keep its power grid running during last month s catastrophic winter storms.
The forced resignation of Commissioner Arthur D Andrea late Tuesday also added fuel to a political fire that is sweeping the Texas Legislature, where lawmakers have been divided over the next steps in addressing the widespread power outages.
Texas schools need to show efforts in finding missing students to secure millions in funding, some lawmakers say
Education commissioner says he is hopeful a decision will be made in February.
Speaker of the Texas House Dade Phelan said he would support an extension of the hold-harmless period if Texas schools can show they have exhausted all efforts to find missing students.(Lynda M. González / Staff Photographer)
Texas schools are waiting on the state’s top leaders to learn whether districts will receive millions in funding that would help them through the end of this school year as they wrestle with the pandemic.