Leader of Texas Utility Regulator Resigns After Extensive Storm Outages
DeAnn T. Walker, the chairwoman of the Public Utility Commission of Texas, had been caught in a tide of fury that swelled after millions were left without power.
DeAnn Walker, the chairwoman of Texas’ utility regulator, said the blame over the shortcomings that left the power grid vulnerable extended beyond one individual or agency.Credit.via C-SPAN
March 1, 2021
HOUSTON The chairwoman of Texas’ utility regulator resigned on Monday in response to a growing bipartisan backlash over widespread power outages during one of the worst winter storms there in a generation.
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