Government Always Works

Texas regulators and lawmakers knew about the power grid’s vulnerabilities for years, but time and again they furthered the interests of large electricity providers.

With @propublica: https://t.co/Gbq3A7iOhx

— Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune) February 23, 2021

It's only a question of who it works for.

you might have seen an influx of information about mutual aid groups being circulated after last week's storm in texas. for @TexasTribune i talked to community members that lifted each other up after an unprecedented storm left many in dire situations: https://t.co/I1ulWGATst

— marissa martinez (@mar1ssamart1nez) February 23, 2021

Fourth on Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick's list of legislative priorities for the 2021 #TXLege session is a "Star Spangled Banner Protection Act" that would require the national anthem to be played at all events that get public funding. https://t.co/W3mwQrSwqD

— Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune) February 23, 2021

update: 5 members resign, and a sixth who was expected to be approved for the board has pulled his resignation.

All six lived outside of Texas https://t.co/r8pKoDRrq5

— Rebekah Allen (@rebekahallen) February 23, 2021

Now why would they do that?*

After Texans died during the power outages, Harris County launches investigation into agencies that run the state's energy grid https://t.co/zoKo6UCZwm

— Patrick Svitek (@PatrickSvitek) February 23, 2021

Shit is gonna fly in all directions. What good that's gonna do remains to be seen.

*I don’t think the people on ERCOT were “bad.” It’s the idea of ERCOT that’s bad. And that only because Texas de-regulated it’s electricity market some 30 years after ERCOT was established.