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Texas lawmakers are conducting two simultaneous hearings examining the power outages that swept the state amid a frigid winter storm, plunging more than 4 million people into darkness and leaving them without heat and in some cases, water for days.
There are two hearings happening at the Texas Capitol on Friday. You can watch live video footage of both hearings here or continue below for live updates through the day and be sure to follow our reporters on Twitter: Asher Price, John Moritz and Madlin Mekelburg.
3:05 p.m. LCRA general manager says lawmaker should examine ERCOT decision making
The general manager of the Lower Colorado River Authority, which generates power sold to more than a million Central Texans, told Texas House lawmakers Friday that they should examine how the state grid operator decided to demand load be shed so quickly in the early hours the morning of Monday, Feb. 15. ....

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