One year after the deadly blackout, officials have done little to prevent the next one—which could be far worse

Texans are on the hook for $3.6 billion in natural gas costs incurred by utilities during one freezing week in February — a burden consumers will bear for a decade or longer.

Policymaker should embrace renewables and address reliability by incentivizing new technology and reducing demand.

Two-thirds of Texans experienced power outages, and 30 percent saw storm damage to their homes during the February Freeze, according to a University of Houston poll. Yet Craddick gave a full-throated defense of the state’s natural gas industry, which she is supposed to regulate, so we have the energy we need.

Natural gas producers reduced output days before power cuts. Millions face the prospect of higher gas prices for years to come.

Thanks to skyrocketing energy costs during the February freeze that paralyzed the state and killed hundreds of people, Texans will be paying billions of dollars in higher gas and electric bills for decades.

If you want to sue your health insurance company in federal court because they denied your claim or they’re not paying your medical bills in a timely fashion, chances are you can’t. But some Democrats want to change that.

While lawmakers took significant steps toward preventing another blackout, hardly any of the proposals passed during this legislative session will aid consumers in recovering from the February storm — but they’ll see higher utility bills.

In many parts of rural Texas, broadband Internet access is hard to come by — connections are unreliable and slow, and service often costs more than it does in more densely populated parts of the state.

Although much of the attention is focused in the lack of infrastructure in rural areas, large numbers of urban residents also don't have broadband subscriptions.

Many short-term lenders receive government help even as their ultrahigh interest rates trap vulnerable customers in debt.