{"id":12434,"date":"2021-02-24T09:56:32","date_gmt":"2021-02-24T09:56:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/blog\/inside-texas-politics-whos-responsible-for-the-massive-texas-power-outages\/"},"modified":"2021-02-24T09:56:32","modified_gmt":"2021-02-24T09:56:32","slug":"inside-texas-politics-whos-responsible-for-the-massive-texas-power-outages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/politics\/inside-texas-politics-whos-responsible-for-the-massive-texas-power-outages\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside Texas Politics: Who&#8217;s responsible for the massive Texas power outages?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/33cj7Hi7z78\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>We are going to be spending a lot of time in this program focusing on the failures during last week&#8217;s brutal freeze. State Representative Jeff Leach was one of the first state lawmakers to demand answers. He\u2019s a Republican from Plano in North Texas.<\/p>\n<p>House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has a daughter who lives in Houston. According to Speaker Pelosi, her daughter was without water and electricity last week too. One thing Speaker Pelosi mentioned \u2013 a congressional committee will start exploring the Texas power outages. <\/p>\n<p>The winter storm took our minds off a lot &#8211; perhaps most importantly, the coronavirus pandemic. Many Texans went to hotels. Others to family and friends&#8217; houses to get out of the cold. However, no one was really going out for six days. Did the storm impact the pandemic? <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to WFAA: https:\/\/bit.ly\/subscribetowfaa<br \/>\nFor news anytime: https:\/\/www.wfaa.com\/<\/p>\n<h3>More info on Inside Texas Politics: Who&#8217;s responsible for the massive Texas power outages?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"ss-local-rss\"><div class=\"rss_header\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/cn.bing.com\/news\/search\/?q=Inside+Texas+Politics%3A+Who%27s+responsible+for+the+massive+Texas+power+outages%3F&amp;qft=sortbydate%3D%221%22&amp;format=rss\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"rss_title\">Inside Texas Politics: Who's responsible for the massive Texas power outages? - BingNews<\/a><br \/><span class=\"rss_description\"> Search results<\/span><\/h2><\/div><ul>\n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=6644732569fd4a5297f7713040619fc9&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fabc13.com%2Fpost%2Fhouston-area-power-outages-severe-thunderstorm-watch-texas-weather-why-is-my-out-ercot-grid-conditions%2F14808917%2F&amp;c=9862647008688458910&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMore than 31,000 Houston-area residents experiencing power outages amid Severe T-Storm Watch\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>As the Houston area is under a Severe Thunderstorm and Flood watch, thousands of CenterPoint Energy customers are without power.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=6644732569fd4a5297f7713040619fc9&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.statesman.com%2Fstory%2Fbusiness%2F2024%2F05%2F13%2Fbase-power-company-austin-texas-energy-startup-zach-dell-technology%2F73632221007%2F&amp;c=14099057857327432691&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tZach Dell (yes, that Dell) wants to address Texas power grid instability with new startup\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Zach Dell is looking to blaze his own trail via startup Base Power. With the help of co-founder Justin Lopas, he hopes to rebuild energy in Texas.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=6644732569fd4a5297f7713040619fc9&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Ftylerpaper.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fpower-restored-to-most-in-east-texas-after-storms-impact-region%2Farticle_4a7cfb0a-0597-11ef-8213-0b0f6be51a86.html&amp;c=710766472237250766&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPower restored to most in East Texas after storms impact region\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>A storm system moved through East Texas on ... the county. Power had been restored to thousands of Oncor customers in Angelina County, most heavily impacted by power outages at their peak.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=6644732569fd4a5297f7713040619fc9&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.star-telegram.com%2Fnews%2Fstate%2Ftexas%2Farticle288111250.html&amp;c=94191868248630910&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMan sets wife and himself on fire in Texas murder-suicide with sons inside, cops say\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Police in Texas are investigating after they say a man ... The 63-year-old man turned off the power in the house, leading to an argument between him and his 59-year-old wife, KHOU reported.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=6644732569fd4a5297f7713040619fc9&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dallasnews.com%2Fsports%2Frangers%2F2024%2F04%2F28%2Fwatch-texas-rangers-wyatt-langford-hits-inside-the-park-home-run-for-first-mlb-hr%2F&amp;c=17616987159875443133&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWATCH: Texas Rangers\u2019 Wyatt Langford goes inside-the-park for first MLB home run\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Texas Rangers ... history to hit an inside-the-park home run for their first career major league home run, and the first since teammate Josh Smith on July 11, 2022. His power had a large chunk ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=6644732569fd4a5297f7713040619fc9&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbsnews.com%2Ftexas%2Fnews%2Ftexas-lawmakers-react-to-arrests-during-pro-palestinian-protests-at-ut-austin%2F&amp;c=16886957611358618596&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTexas lawmakers react to arrests during pro-Palestinian protests at UT Austin\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Watch Jack's full report on this race by watching this week's full episode of Eye on Politics at the top of this page. Every week, CBS News Texas political reporter Jack Fink breaks down some of ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=6644732569fd4a5297f7713040619fc9&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwsbt.com%2Fnews%2Fnation-world%2Fstorms-cause-damage-in-texas-thousands-of-outages-reported-severe-weather-strong-winds-downed-lines-austin-energy-crews-damage-destruction-kansas-missouri-arkansas-nebraska-storm-system&amp;c=2373331714045141119&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tStorms cause damage in Texas, thousands of outages reported\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>AUSTIN, Texas (KEYE ... were without power Sunday morning. According to Austin Energy\u2019s outage map, 19,217 customers were affected at 8:43 a.m. The majority of the outages appeared to ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=6644732569fd4a5297f7713040619fc9&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fus%2Ftexas-mom-fatally-shot-teenager-breaking-through-daughters-window-wont-charged&amp;c=3839825313238314408&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTexas mom who fatally shot teenager breaking in through daughter\u2019s window won\u2019t be charged\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>A Texas mom who fatally shot a 14-year-old boy who was breaking into her 8-year-old daughter\u2019s window last December found out this week she won\u2019t be charged. \"I feel great that they were able ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=6644732569fd4a5297f7713040619fc9&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bloomberg.com%2Fnews%2Farticles%2F2024-04-27%2Ftexas-power-prices-signal-grid-stress-in-another-long-hot-summer&amp;c=9085046229057097036&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTexas Power Prices Signal Grid Stress in Another Long, Hot Summer\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>A surge in Texas power prices for August suggests another summer of heavy electricity demand \u2014 and potential grid strain \u2014 to meet air-conditioning needs. Traders start looking at prices ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=6644732569fd4a5297f7713040619fc9&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kvue.com%2Farticle%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Ftexas-coal-power-plant-impacted-by-new-epa-rules%2F269-7b4f0ee7-c5c6-49dd-af6b-67e17204f2e0&amp;c=10529518459831835990&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHow new EPA rules may impact one controversial Central Texas power plant\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>According to the Texas Tribune, the coal-fired power plant in Fayette County, about 70 miles southeast of Austin, is responsible for most of Austin Energy\u2019s remaining carbon emissions.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=6644732569fd4a5297f7713040619fc9&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Ffinance.yahoo.com%2Fnews%2Ftexas-grid-warns-possible-power-210126727.html&amp;c=9989016588229060987&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTexas Grid Issues Notice Ahead of Potential Emergency Next Week\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>(Bloomberg) -- The Texas electrical grid operator warned ... through May 1 at 9 p.m. Ercot may delay or cancel planned power-plant outages and may need to shore up available supplies by about ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=6644732569fd4a5297f7713040619fc9&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sacbee.com%2Fnews%2Fnation-world%2Fnational%2Farticle288021640.html&amp;c=11401278337788731024&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFeel the magic inside this colorful Texas home for sale \u2014 that was built for a magician\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>honest materials and straight forward design of Texas modern,\u201d Douglas Newby &amp; Associates described. \u201c307 Crestwood Drive is a unique 1940 home designed by Charles Dilbeck to the ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            <\/ul> <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are going to be spending a lot of time in this program focusing on the failures during last week&#8217;s brutal freeze. State Representative Jeff Leach was one of the first state lawmakers to demand answers. He\u2019s a Republican from Plano in North Texas. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has a daughter who lives in Houston. 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