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The 19-year-old was “frightened and in tears” after the alleged incident

The Houston area’s main utility company says it expects to have power restored to most residents by Wednesday

The Category 1 storm resulted in 2.5 million outages and led to eight deaths in Texas and Louisiana.

Public Utility Commission chair Peter Lake had spearheaded a plan to help the state’s power grid withstand weather disasters, but the plan lacked support in the Texas Legislature.

The biggest barriers to making Texas’ power grid 100% renewable have little to do with politics.

Back in 2015 when California had the seventh-largest economy in the world, outperforming the rest of the US, economist Irena Asmundson attributed her native state's trajectory to a government increasingly in harmony with the diversity of its constituents. The cost of clean energy will “continue to fall” because of the…

In this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with University of Texas at Austin professor Michael Webber and environment reporter Erin Douglas about the state’s widespread power outages.

Experts say local governments should prioritize extreme weather preparedness. Cost can be a deterring factor.

The Hill Country loves its trees. But improper pruning and a drought earlier in the year may have contributed to the huge number of downed branches this week that frequently took power lines with them.

As freezing temperatures enveloped Texas, demand for electricity Friday morning shattered peak expectations

At least one person died in the freezing weather. High demand for electricity is forecast to continue into Saturday.