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Court issues critical decision over ERCOT's ability to be sued
In a 5-4 vote, the Texas Supreme Court voted it didn't have jurisdiction to decide whether ERCOT can be sued. → Read More
Computer models now project uptick in cases after mask mandate removal
Daily new cases of COVID-19 are projected to have a slight uptick and persist through early summer, according to data models produced by epidemic modeling experts at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation. → Read More
Texas power grid comes off emergency conditions, ERCOT says
Things were looking up Friday as ERCOT officials expected the Texas power grid to come down from emergency status. → Read More
Power restoration appears to improve for thousands of Houston-area customers
Things were looking up Thursday morning as CenterPoint Energy reported a little over 113,000 customers were without power compared to 1.3 million the morning before. → Read More
What we know about Texas power outages Wednesday
When it comes to statewide power outages, Texans are desperate for answers about when they can expect electricity once again, and how we can prevent this in the future. → Read More
ERCOT directs utilities to restore power to 600,000 customers
ERCOT has directed utilities to restore power to 600,000 customers across Texas, while 2.7 million are still out of power. → Read More
Most Texas households without power won't be restored today, source estimates
New information indicates that there will be a will be a window Tuesday afternoon where ERCOT hopes to get more power generation, a source tells ABC13. However, it likely won't be enough to get a lot of customers back online. → Read More
Texas power grid enters emergency alert stage
There are steps you can take at your home to help conserve power and minimize the overall strain on the electricity system. → Read More
Power grid straining under cold, rolling outages possible: ERCOT
The manager of Texas' electric grid is bracing for record electricity usage while managing unusually high power-generation problems that could lead to rolling blackouts, similar to the 2011 winter storm that led to the same outcome. → Read More
Texas tops the nation in CARES Act fraud
Texas leads the country for criminal case referrals related to fraudulent applications to the Paycheck Protection Program, according to data from the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse, or TRAC. → Read More
400 people have been murdered in Houston in 2020
Across the city of Houston, 400 people were murdered as of Tuesday a spike of at least 42% over 2019 and 100 more than the highs seen in 2015 and 2016 of 300 murders. → Read More
Forget buying your kid into college. This kid says he can hack into being admitted
There's no need to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars trying to get your kid into school, because one high school senior says you can just hack your way in and set your kid's status to "admitted." → Read More
Houston mayoral candidate Tony Buzbee takes manure to press conference
If you imagined a 2019 Houston mayoral election that would be bland and uneventful, the wheelbarrows of horse manure outside mayoral candidate Tony Buzbee's midtown campaign headquarters would say (smell?) otherwise. → Read More
Turner, fire dept. union spar over Prop B implementation
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner is looking for ideas from anyone on how to balance the budget. → Read More
Houston mayoral candidates both propose end to "pay for play" contracts
With a sign on his left that read "Clean up City Hall" and one on his right that read "end pay to play" mayoral candidate and businessman Bill King described conversations he says he had with politicians who wanted a campaign contribution. → Read More
Houston mayoral candidates both propose end to "pay for play" contracts
With a sign on his left that read "Clean up City Hall" and one on his right that read "end pay to play" mayoral candidate and businessman Bill King described conversations he says he had with politicians who wanted a campaign contribution. → Read More
Judge denies police and city's request to delay implementation of Prop B
A Harris County judge denied a request made by Houston's Police Officer Union to delay the ruling of Prop B. → Read More
Houston police union sues to stop Prop B implementation
Two days after the city of Houston approved half a million dollars for legal services for litigation surrounding the recently-approved Proposition B, the Houston Police Officer's Union sued in district court to stop its implementation. → Read More
Analysis: Why Texas may see a Democrat Senator sooner than later
There's one key data point that shows what it would take for a Democrat to win statewide office in Texas: population change. → Read More
Controller ups cost estimate of 'pay parity' measure
City estimates for how much a proposed Houston charter amendment for 'pay parity' between police and fire staff has risen with a newly approved contract with the city's police union, the city controller's office said → Read More