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Gov. Abbott threatens CenterPoint: Rectify ‘failure’ during Beryl or have service area reduced
In a stern message to CenterPoint Energy Sunday, Gov. Greg Abbott threatened the Houston-region electricity provider will have its service area reduced if it doesn’t rectify its “failures” to properly prepare and respond to Hurricane Beryl. Abbott also promised the Public Utilities Commission, the state’s utilities regulator, will investigate CenterPoint’s response. “Maybe they have too […]
‘Pray I survive’: CenterPoint customers bracing for days more without power after Hurricane Beryl
As more and more homes across the Houston region are brought back online after Hurricane Beryl, a smaller share of residents are bracing for their power outages to stretch well into next week.
Sunday update: cooling centers open, FEMA disaster relief hours
Here is a partial list of cooling centers open today, along with hours for the FEMA disaster relief centers, and other services, including a Monday food and water distribution center location. Harris County Precinct 4 Commissioner Lesley Briones announced the following cooling centers are open Sunday, along with a food and water distribution center to […]
More than 268,000 CenterPoint customers remain with no power, almost a week after Beryl. Texas governor on utility: “a new low.”
On Sunday, frustrations continued to mount over the disjointed effort by CenterPoint Energy to restore electricity, with more than 268,000 customers living without power across the greater Houston region, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Sunday questioned CenterPoint’s ability to operate a client base of 2.8 million customers, adding that its coverage area need to be […]
Texas regulators to CenterPoint: Communicate better with customers about power outages
The Texas Public Utilities Commission urged CenterPoint Energy on Thursday to address complaints about communication, but it stopped short of criticizing the company's response to Hurricane Beryl.
CenterPoint exudes chaos, but also appears to be restoring power faster than it previously has
HOUSTON — At dawn, the group of contractors in neon yellow vests and shirts readied for work. They grabbed the electrical equipment they would need from pallets at Sam Houston Race Park, which had become an abrupt staging area. Before fanning out across the electricity-deprived Houston region Wednesday morning, the workers first ate fluffy eggs, […]
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