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After each power failure or near-failure over the past decade, Texas lawmakers have left...

Tuesday, May 25: How to build a better grid In each instance, lawmakers left the state’s lightly regulated energy markets alone, choosing cheap electricity over a more stable system. As a result, experts say, the power grid that Texans depend on to heat and cool their homes and run their businesses has become less and less reliable — and more susceptible to weather-related emergencies. “Everyone has been in denial,” said Alison Silverstein, a consultant who works with the U.S. Department of Energy and formerly served as a senior adviser at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. “...

Hinojosa said Abbott’s handling of the winter weather power outages coupled with what critics say is Abbott’s botched coronavirus response could put Democrats over the edge in 2022. “We’re going to hang all of these things around his neck because people need to be reminded about how horrible he’s been as a governor,” Hinojosa said. ADVERTISEMENT The Hill has reached out to Abbott’s office for comment. The governor is taking a series of steps to address the crisis, including deploying the state’s National Guard in an effort to help relocate vulnerable people, including elderly ...