Texas’ power grid weathered another winter storm. Is it ready for the future?
Three weeks shy of five years since a winter storm overwhelmed Texas’ power grid and left millions freezing…
El Paso’s plan to build natural gas power plant for massive data center kicks up opposition
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After killing planned desalination plant, Corpus Christi tries to drill its way out of a water crisis
NUECES COUNTY — Texas’ eighth-largest city has seen the water crisis coming for years, and now it’s here:…
El Paso’s plan to build natural gas power plant for massive data center kicks up opposition
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Will Venezuela impact Texas’ oil industry?
(Eli Hartman For The Texas Tribune, Eli Hartman For The Texas Tribune) This week, TribCast is looking at…
North Texas wakes Sunday morning to snow, icy roads, power outages
After snowy and icy roads took over North Texas on Saturday, the region is heading into a snowier…
Thousands of North Texans without power, as winter storm blows through Texas
As a powerful winter storm surges through Texas, thousands of North Texans have been left without power Saturday,…
San Antonio officials, utility leaders update community on cold weather response, warming centers
SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio city officials and utility representatives held a news conference on Saturday morning to…
ERCOT began weatherization inspections after deadly 2021 winter storm. What’s that mean?
As dangerously cold temperatures loom in the forecast for Dallas-Fort Worth, power grid reliability is on the mind…
Texas power grid faces major test from season’s biggest storm
A powerful winter storm descending on Texas on Friday will be one of the toughest tests of the…
LP&L, Xcel Energy prepare for winter storm power outages
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) – While both ERCOT and the Southwest Power Pool expect normal grid conditions during the…
ERCOT issues weather watch as dangerously cold temperatures expected to last multiple days
ERCOT, the electrical grid operator for most of Texas, issued a weather watch for Saturday through Tuesday ahead…