AudioWeekly Roundup Podcast: Texas Grid Update, GOP South Texas Aims, Austin Police Officers Under Investigation
Daniel FriendFebruary 11, 2022
Catch up on the week's hottest stories in Texas politics with the reporting team at The Texan.
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AudioWeekly Roundup Podcast: Energy Grid Weathering Cold Snap, Trump Conroe Rally, Abortion Statistics Under New Law
Daniel FriendFebruary 4, 2022
Catch up on the week's hottest stories in Texas politics with the reporting team at The Texan.
87th LegislatureStatewide NewsOutages, Quorums, and a Lawsuit or Two Hundred: Top Texas Political Stories of 2021
Daniel FriendDecember 31, 2021
Here’s a look back at the year’s biggest stories in the Lone Star State, from the statewide freeze to the battle over vaccine mandates.
AudioSpecial Edition Podcast: Top Stories of 2021
Daniel FriendDecember 31, 2021
Catch up on the week's hottest stories in Texas politics with the reporting team at The Texan.
EnergyRedesign of the ERCOT Market Forms, Aims to Incentivize Dispatchable Power
Brad JohnsonDecember 10, 2021
The final slate of market reforms has yet to be decided, but this week the PUC released its first blueprint for decisions going forward.
EnergyPower Grid Weatherization Efforts Enter Home Stretch Before Winter
Brad JohnsonDecember 9, 2021
As Texas enters the first winter following this year's devastating blackouts, state agencies are enforcing weatherization protocols for power plants and inspecting the units that faced outages in February.
AudioWeekly Roundup Podcast: Vaccine Mandate Ban, Border Reopening, Election Audit Pressures
Daniel FriendOctober 15, 2021
Catch up on the week's hottest stories in Texas politics with the reporting team at The Texan.
AudioWeekly Roundup Podcast: Governors’ Border Visit, Heartbeat Bill Lawsuit, More Redistricting
Daniel FriendOctober 8, 2021
Catch up on the week's hottest stories in Texas politics with the reporting team at The Texan.
87th LegislatureEnergyState SenateFight Over Renewables’ ‘Distortion’ of the ERCOT Market Featured in Texas Senate Hearing
Brad JohnsonOctober 4, 2021
The Texas legislature's directed power grid reforms remain a work in progress as state officials deliberate the future of ERCOT.
87th LegislatureEnergyState HouseState SenateTexas Senate and House Power Grid Feud Bubbles Over Again
Brad JohnsonOctober 1, 2021
Capitol heavyweights are again throwing punches over the state's response to the power grid blackouts of February.
87th LegislatureEnergyState HouseState SenateLt. Governor, House Chairman Renew Conflict Over the Power Grid
Brad JohnsonAugust 18, 2021
Confronting the financial aftermath of the February blackouts is proving to be the more disagreeable of the issues surrounding the winter storm's fallout.
EnergyStatewide NewsRising Texas Temperatures May Put the Power Grid to the Test
Brad JohnsonJuly 27, 2021
As another hot Texas summer begins, the state's power grid and those who run it hope to regain the public's trust after February's disaster.