Is Texas headed toward another blackout? Did the Legislature fix the power grid? Here are answers to your questions about the grid. Texas Tribune Published: Updated: Tags: Electrical power lines near the Sand Hill Energy Center in Dell Valle on March 24, 2020. Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas on Monday asked residents to reduce their electricity usage through at least Friday due to “tight” power grid conditions. A number of power plants are inexplicably offline at the same time as the state is experiencing record June demand for electricity.