Wednesday's guests included: State Rep. Donna Howard: Howard is a Democrat whose district includes much of Travis County. She serves on the House Appropriations and State Affairs Committees and recently participated in hearings on the causes of the blackout. She has been a House member since 2006. Robert Bryce: Bryce is a journalist and author in Austin whose most recent book, "The Question of Power: Electricity and the Wealth of Nations" was released in 2020. He has written frequently on the difficulty of the U.S. becoming energy independent. His works have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal and Forbes. He is a former senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute.