Electricity repricing bill hits wall in House, marking first major schism with Senate this session
SHAWN MULCAHY, CASSANDRA POLLOCK AND PATRICK SVITEK, The Texas Tribune
March 16, 2021
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Utility workers repair a burnt-out switch in Austin, Texas, Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021. Scores of Texans who have reported skyrocketing electric bills in the storm s aftermath. For some whose electricity prices are not fixed and are instead tied to the fluctuating wholesale price, the spikes have been astronomical. (Tamir Kalifa/The New York Times)TAMIR KALIFA, STR / NYT
The Texas Senate s hurried push to reverse billions of dollars in charges for wholesale electricity during last month’s winter storm appeared to hit a wall Tuesday in the House, a setback that drew consternation from Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and marked the first major schism between the two chambers this legislative session.
Texas electric grid failures fuel new divide between Gov. Abbott and Lt. Gov. Patrick
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1of25Gov. Greg Abbott talks to reporters during a press conference about a package of election reforms, at Senator Paul Bettencourt s District Office on Monday, March 15, 2021, in Houston.Godofredo A. Vásquez/Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, points out Gov. Greg Abbott during his inauguration speech in Austin, on Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019.Bob Owen, Staff / San Antonio Express-NewsShow MoreShow Less
3of25Gov. Greg Abbott exits a press conference at which he talked about a package of election reforms, at Senator Paul Bettencourt s District Office on Monday, March 15, 2021, in Houston.Godofredo A. Vásquez/Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
Senate passes bill to force regulators to reprice energy sold during Texas freeze
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Overcharges for wholesale electricity during the recent calamity on the state s power grid are becoming a top issue in the Texas Senate today. (File photo/Austin American-Statesman/TNS)AMERICAN-STATESMAN FILE, MBR / TNS
In the intensifying clash between Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick over whether to reverse billions of dollars in power overcharges racked up by Texas utilities during last month’s freeze, Patrick the leader of the Senate on Monday pushed through a bill that would force regulators to do so by the end of the week.