These are the bills the Texas House is prioritizing to target ERCOT and better prepare for future storms Madlin Mekelburg, Austin American-Statesman
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The seven bills, filed by Republicans and Democrats, emerged from hours-long legislative hearings into the power outages in late February, when lawmakers questioned regulatory leaders, energy industry executives and other stakeholders about the crisis.
The proposals represent the first phase of the chamber s response to the power outages, House Speaker Dade Phelan, R-Beaumont, said. They address weatherizing energy infrastructure and improving coordination between state agencies during a disaster, among other issues.
But the bills do not dictate who will pay for weatherproofing at power plants and they do not make sweeping changes to the state s deregulated energy market.
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Update: DeSoto City Manager Brandon Wright Reports to Citizens
DESOTO ENACTS WATER BILL RELIEF TO RESIDENTS IMPACTED BY WINTER STORM
At the Tuesday March 2, City Council meeting, Council approved a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to provide a Winter Water Infrastructure Preservation Credit to all City of DeSoto water and sewer utility bills. The purpose of the program is to support residents and businesses from unexpected high water charges due to increased water consumption during Texas’ Winter Storm.
During its February 23, City Council voted to unanimously to approve a resolution to waive all storm damage-related permit fees for home and business property repairs related to the winter storm. This includes waiving the standard fees for building inspections and fees associated with repairing damage caused by the weather. This relief is being provided through the end of April 2021.
Texas House Speaker announces first 7 electricity priority bills to tackle winter storm outages
The Republican speaker announced seven bills aimed at “closing critical gaps in our system” that led to the power outages
Newly elected Speaker of the Texas House Dade Phelan gives his acceptance address during the House opening ceremony for the 87th Texas Legislature at the Texas Capitol building in Austin, Texas, on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021. (Lynda M. González/The Dallas Morning News)(Lynda M. González / Staff Photographer)
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to include Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s call for PUC and ERCOT to reverse the $16 billion overcharges for wholesale electricity incurred during the winter storm