Federal investigators found the company responsible for maintaining I-35W in Fort Worth failed to properly “monitor and address icy roadway conditions" ahead of the deadly pileup during the Texas Winter Storm in 2021.
State legislators are proposing more changes to Texas's power grid, two years after Winter Storm Uri caused widespread outages. Doug Lewin, president of Stoic Energy, joins FOX 7 Austin's John Krinjak to discuss.
Texas lawmakers are pushing to set aside nearly $4 billion to bring down electric bills that went up following the 2021 winter storm. Most customers have been paying an extra $20 a month on average since the grid failure two years ago.
This energy conference was all about the future, which will require accessible, affordable energy, even as we look back to the historic winter storm of 2021.