Energy & Environment

Control room at the Electric Reliability Council of Texas. ERCOT manages the electric grid and power flow for 24 million Texans.

After calls for energy conservation, Texas grid officials vow the lights will 'stay on'

Mose Buchele

Texas grid operators say Friday's call for conservation shows the system is working as intended. Some independent analysts say the latest grid assessment downplays the likelihood of extreme scenarios.

One of the hundreds of Texans who died in the 2021 winter storm was a Lubbock ex-hippie with a “brilliant, magical mind”

Earthquakes in Texas doubled in 2021. Scientists cite years of oil companies injecting sludgy water underground.

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This was Texas’ warmest December since 1889

The Texas Tribune

The control room at the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, the state's grid operator.

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State Lawmakers Approve Overhaul Of Texas Grid In Response to Blackout

Mose Buchele

From KUT:On Sunday, the Texas House of Representatives gave initial approval to a series of reforms intended to guard against future blackouts like the…