Millions of Texans lost power last week during a historic winter storm.
Texas state lawmakers on Thursday will hold the first of what will likely be many hearings in response to the blackout that gripped Texas last week. They will discuss what happened and how to stop it from happening again. They will also be using a lot of jargon that hardly anyone understands.
For those of you who want to follow along, here's a glossary of terms you'll likely be hearing a lot in the coming months. Hopefully this will help demystify the wild world of Texas power generation and distribution.