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Letters to the Editor -Texas legislators, Sen. Ted Cruz, ‘wokeness,’ free speech, Bill and Melinda Gates, accountability in ERCOT mess, wage equity
Readers ask what Texas legislators are up to, wonder why Sen. Cruz and others are afraid of “woke” discussions, question the parameters of free speech, worry about the repercussions of the Gates’ divorce, praise Dave Lieber for again showing the secretiveness regarding the ERCOT investigation and demand wage equity.
In this Feb. 1, 2019, file photo, Bill and Melinda Gates smile at each other during an interview in Kirkland, Wash. The couple announced May 3, 2021, that they are divorcing. The Microsoft co-founder and his wife, with whom he launched the world s largest charitable foundation, said they would continue to work together at The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.(Elaine Thompson)
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Don’t read this story unless you want to learn about secrets being kept from us in the Texas electricity crisis
The Watchdog makes the case for an independent commission to investigate Texas’ abysmal power performance.
Watchdog Dave Lieber notes that Texas leaders have not created an independent investigation to study the February weather disaster. He says Gov. Greg Abbott is at the center of the scandal.(screenshot NBC5)
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Gov. Greg Abbott, quick to point blame at wind and solar energy and grid operator ERCOT for the February weather disaster, had his own man, to quote the wonderful song from the play
Abbott aide was at ERCOT storm meeting
Jay Root, Houston Chronicle
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Workers in in the control room of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, which operates most of the state s power grid, must keep a balance between electric generation and demand to prevent transmission lines from overloading.Staff file photo
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott dispatched a top aide to the ERCOT operations center on the night the grid operator made the controversial decision to leave electricity prices at maximum levels a move blamed for creating a multibillion-dollar mess.
Abbott has squarely placed the blame for the blackout boondoggle on ERCOT, which operates the power grid, and called for its CEO to resign right after the lights started coming back on across Texas on Thursday, Feb. 18. The ERCOT board eventually fired its CEO.