Workers repair a power line in Austin on Feb. 18, 2021, during the winter storm that left many Texans without power. State lawmakers are close to approving billions of dollars in financing to offset the storm’s costs to companies. Credit: Sergio Flores for The Texas Tribune
Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.
Justin Aguilar’s bingo halls in Corpus Christi lost a week of business and thousands of dollars during February’s deadly winter storm. That was devastating enough.
But that loss of income is dwarfed by what the business now owes because of the Texas power crisis: There’s a $120,000 electricity bill waiting to be paid.
Zwiener lays out bills regarding after effects of winter storm, regional trail system sanmarcosrecord.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sanmarcosrecord.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Briscoe Cain Walks Into a Committee Hearing .
Gov.
Greg Abbott s pledge to ostensibly improve what GOP lawmakers are calling
election integrity this legislative session got off to a bumpy ride last week, as committee hearings on two restrictive voting bills sputtered in the Texas House and Senate.
Bryan Hughes, R-Mineola, and its companion legislation
Briscoe Cain, R-Deer Park, are priority bills this year seeking to further restrict voting access in a state that already has the strictest voting rules in the country. Together, the bills include a number of provisions to address the authors unsubstantiated claims of election fraud, including expanding the role of poll watchers, requiring proof of disability for residents seeking to
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.
Menendez will discuss what the Texas Legislature can do to better prepare for extreme weather and the impact the winter storm will have on the energy industry.