Texas electricity bailout means a child not yet born could pay for February’s disaster as an adult
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Texas electricity bailout means a child not yet born could pay for February’s disaster as an adult
State lawmakers are looking at adding a monthly charge on your electricity bill that could last for decades. How much? Who knows?
Are you ready to pay an extra fee on your monthly electricity bill as a bailout in this so-called free market electricity system?(Karen Lieber)
Ha, ha! You got punked by Texas state government!
You thought the electricity establishment would take some responsibility for billion-dollar debts incurred by February’s killer storm freezeout. You hoped state leaders would protect consumers from the grave mistakes made by others.
What everyone else gives away for free, Texas government might soon charge you for
What everyone else gives away for free, Texas government might soon charge you for
A CEO of global property tax company based in Dallas pushes hard for a new state law, and people wonder why.
Brint Ryan, chairman and CEO of Ryan, a global property tax consultant company headquartered in Dallas, is politically-connected and unafraid to use his connections to promote laws in his industry.(David Woo - Staff Photographer)
9:41 AM on May 20, 2021 CDT
A bill that appears destined to become state law would force tax collectors/assessors across the state to offer electronic communications online – and you’d have to pay a fee for the privilege.
Letters to the Editor
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Letters to the Editor - Law enforcement, voting bills, protesters in Collin County, Dallas ISD, electric vehicles, Tesla, Vistra Corp.
Readers appreciate two editorials and suggest one on voting bills, agree with letter about holding protesters accountable, offer retired teachers as tutors, talk about selling electric vehicles directly to the public, have doubts about Tesla and appreciate the Vistra CEO for asking for accountability.
In this April 2, 2021 file photo two women in an electric car drive into a Tesla delivery location and service center in Corte Madera, Calif. California’s Department of Motor Vehicles is reviewing whether Tesla is violating a state regulation by advertising its vehicles as being fully autonomous without meeting the legal definition of self-driving The department says May 17, 2021 that the regulation prohibits advertising vehicles for sale or lease as autonomous if the regulation isn’t met.(Eric Risberg)