Once there actually was a Texas politician who fixed electricity problems for the forgotten people
The Watchdog recalls the story of Lyndon B. Johnson and rural electrification.
Rookie Congressman Lyndon Baines Johnson worked hard to convince Hill Country families to sign up for electricity.(Courtesy of LBJ Library)
7:00 AM on May 28, 2021 CDT
Today as we continue to struggle with our new status in Texas as the laughingstock of the electricity industry, we are led by no-name state lawmakers like Paddie, Hancock, Phelan. Names that will never make it into history books as our saviors.
These men struggled to jump high hurdles. As the Texas Legislature ends its regular session, do you feel safe and protected from future blackouts in summer or winter? I don’t. Not enough was fixed.