Texas Tried to Prepare for Crisis, Ended Up Sowing Confusion Bloomberg 4 days ago Rachel Adams-Heard and Mark Chediak (Bloomberg) -- A few days before an energy crisis hit Texas, the state’s chief energy regulator issued an order to prioritize “human needs.” It sounded like a no-brainer: Divert natural gas supplies to homes and critical businesses and away from everything else deemed a lower priority. Popular Searches But more than 100 emails obtained by Bloomberg reveal how the move also sowed confusion as energy suppliers and Texas regulators struggled to determine w...