The nonprofit corporation is asking Ken Paxton’s office for permission to ignore requests seeking information on the costliest winter storm in the state’s history.
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Millions of Texans will remember February as the month in which they found themselves without electricity, heat and running water during freezing temperatures. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, the nonprofit corporation that supplies power to most residents of the state, has come under scrutiny because of February s power debacle and now, ERCOT is refusing to turn over records pertaining to its preparation for the severe weather.
In a March 1 letter to Justin Gordon who is an assistant general counsel in the Texas Attorney General s Office and reports to Texas AG Ken Paxton ERCOT representative Jay B. Stewart said that ERCOT is not subject to Texas open records law and asked Paxton to rule accordingly. According to Houston-based attorney Joe Larsen, ERCOT s refusal to hand over those records could result in a legal battle and possibly end up at the Texas Supreme Court.
Georgia refuses to reveal where new virus strain is lurking
January 27, 2021 GMT
ATLANTA (AP) Georgia health officials are refusing to say where in the state they have detected a mutant coronavirus strain from the United Kingdom.
The Department of Public Health refuses to say which cities or counties have had people infected by the new variant, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. That makes it impossible for Georgians to know whether it is spreading in their community.
Georgia has now identified at least six cases of a COVID-19 variant in the state, raising the urgency to get people vaccinated, the newspaper reported. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp announced late Tuesday the state will get more coronavirus vaccines each week from the federal government.