Plano denies Oncor’s request to raise rates as council questions company about February power outages
The city and others are voting according to guidance from a steering committee made up of more than 140 cities in north and central Texas that Oncor serves.
A water tower near High Mesa Drive in Plano.(Ashley Landis / Staff Photographer)
5:40 AM on May 26, 2021 CDT
Plano City Council members voted unanimously Monday to reject a request by Oncor to raise distribution rates and also questioned a representative about the company’s response to February’s winter storms.
Plano and other cities are voting according to guidance from a steering committee of more than 140 cities in north and central Texas that Oncor serves, city documents state. The committee is preparing a uniform response to Oncor’s request and will work together on future negotiations or potential litigation.
Former Plano mayor Harry LaRosiliere has words of wisdom and warning for city’s new leader, John Muns
His advice came after investment executive was officially sworn in this week.
Plano s outgoing mayor, Harry LaRosiliere (front left) talks with new Mayor John Muns during a swearing-in ceremony on May 10, 2021 at the city council chambers.(Photo courtesy of Plano video screenshot)
1:38 PM on May 11, 2021 CDT
Harry LaRosiliere has officially left his post as Plano mayor, but not before offering some advice for Mayor John Muns, who was sworn in during a May 10 council meeting.
LaRosiliere asked Muns to remember that being mayor is a 24/7 role that he will be in no matter where he goes. To illustrate his point, the former mayor said he often worked as late as midnight or 3 a.m. and would sign his emails “Mayor ADED, and it meant All Day, Every Day.”
John Muns defeats Lily Bao for Plano mayor, two council seats headed to runoff election
Voters also passed $364 million in city bond measures that include improvements to roads, parks and city libraries.
A Plano water tower in Plano, Texas, on Thursday, June 18, 2020. (Lynda M. Gonzalez/The Dallas Morning News)(Lynda M. Gonzalez / Staff Photographer)
9:11 AM on May 3, 2021 CDT
Plano businessman John Muns defeated realtor Lily Bao in the Plano mayor’s race and Place 4 and 7 city council seats are headed to a runoff election.
For Place 6 (Mayor), Muns won 52.8% of the total votes, and Bao came in second with 43.3%, according to
Voters in Plano, Southlake, Arlington and other North Texas cities choose mayors in May 1 election
Voters in Plano, Southlake, Arlington and other North Texas cities choose mayors in May 1 election
Incumbent mayors appeared headed to reelection, and at least one race looked to be headed to a runoff late Saturday.
Residents across North Texas are able to participate in early voting for city and school races through April 27. Election Day is May 1.(Jason Janik / Special Contributor)
with a quote from John Muns, the incoming Plano mayor.
Plano and Southlake elected new mayors late Saturday night, and the race for mayor of Arlington was headed to a runoff.
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