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Former HUD Secretary Henry Cisneros joined Yahoo Finance Live to break down why what's happening in Texas is a prime example of why the government needs to invest more money into infrastructure.
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) manages the flow of electric power on the Texas Interconnection that supplies power to 26 million Texas customers – representing 90 percent of the state's electric load. [3] ERCOT is the first independent system operator (ISO) in the United States [4] and one of nine ISOs in North America. [5]
The known petroleum deposits of Texas are about 8 billion barrels (1.3 × 10 9 m 3), which makes up approximately one-third of the known U.S. supply. Texas has 4.6 billion barrels (730,000,000 m 3) of proven crude oil reserves. [15] As wells are depleted in the eastern portions of the state, drilling in state has moved westward. [16]
In February 2021, the state of Texas suffered a major power crisis, which came about during three severe winter storms sweeping across the United States on February 10–11, [6] 13–17, [7] and 15–20. The storms triggered the worst energy infrastructure failure in Texas state history, leading to shortages of water, food, and heat. [8]
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Further changes in the 1999 Texas Legislature not only called for a restructuring of the electric utility industry but also created new legislation that ensured the protection of customers' rights in the new competitive environment. The agency is headquartered in the William B. Travis State Office Building at 1701 North Congress in Austin.
Atmos Pipeline - Texas is an intrastate natural gas transmission pipeline network which is connected to three major Texas market centers at Waha, Carthage, and Katy. The Atmos Pipeline - Texas Pipeline infrastructure is located at or near existing, new and proposed gas production fields including the Barnett Shale in north Texas and the Bossier ...