Your socialist neighbor - North Side council runoff brims with culture war overtones
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Candidates for San Antonio City Council District 9 including Erika Moe, and from left, Patrick Von Dohlen and current District 9 City Councilman John Courage participate in the Greater Harmony Hills Neighborhood Association s Candidate Debate Night at Vogt Auction House in San Antonio on April 8, 2021.Lisa Krantz / Staff photographer
City Council member John Courage, a progressive Democrat from the city’s most Republican district, vividly remembers June 25, 2020, when several young Black activists came before the council to protest police brutality and implored white and Hispanic elders on the dais to raise their fists in solidarity.
CPS considering rate increases that could boost customer s bills as much as $15 per month
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Fred Bonewell, left, CPS chief security, safety and gas solutions officer, reviews sketches with Richard Medina, CPS vice president of grid transformation and engineering at a power substation. CPS is part of a collaboration between Joint Base San Antonio, the city and dozens of other organizations working to strengthen the grid against threats from electromagnetic disturbances.Photo courtesy CPS
CPS Energy officials said the city-owned utility’s financial struggles, including unpaid bills and debt from the February winter storm, are pushing it to consider a rate increase that could boost customer’s bills from $10 to $15 each month.
Watch Live: Editorial Board interview with CPS Energy leaders
Express News Editorial Board
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Paula Gold-Williams CEO of CPS Energy.Bob Owen, Staff Photographer / Staff photographer
Join the Express-News Editorial Board as they meeting with leaders from CPS Energy to discuss winter storm aftermath, including an update on the utility s legal actions against ERCOT and other natural gas suppliers.
WHEN: Wednesday, May 19 at 2 p.m.
WHERE: Right here, so bookmark this page. Or watch on our Facebook page.
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1of28Mayor Ron Nirenberg exchanges hugs at his election campaign party on Saturday, May 1, 2021. He and former City Councilman Greg Brockhouse were watching election results from their respective campaign headquarters. Nirenberg, who is running for his third term, defeated Brockhouse who was trying for a second time to unseat Nirenberg for mayor of San Antonio.Kin Man Hui/Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
2of28Mayor Ron Nirenberg chats with Gordon Hartman, his campaign finance manager, at his campaign party on Saturday, May 1, 2021. Nirenberg and former City Councilman Greg Brockhouse were watching election results from their respective campaign headquarters. Nirenberg, who is running for his third term, defeated Brockhouse who was trying for a second time to unseat Nirenberg for mayor of San Antonio.Kin Man Hui/Staff photographerShow MoreShow Les
CPS battles surprise bills from ERCOT in court
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Snow and ice gripped the area in February, sending electric prices soaring and forcing some power companies out of business. State District Judge Aaron Haas granted CPS a temporary restraining order preventing ERCOT from passing on the debts of those out-of-business power companies.William Luther /Staff file photoShow MoreShow Less
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Shift supervisor Darrell Cyphers is seen in the ERCOT control room in this 2018 photo. The state’s grid operator surprised CPS Energy and other Texas utilities this week when it said it will begin collecting on millions of dollars in unpaid charges from February’s winter storm.Kin Man Hui /Staff file photoShow MoreShow Less