Feb. 28 — A resident in the East Texas town of Mabank has sued British-owned Direct Energy, the third biggest seller of electricity in Texas, for allegedly making repeated calls to her cell phone to collect debt she does not owe in violation of the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act.
— Houston Chronicle
Is a policy analyst consultant for TCAP, a coalition of political subdivisions in Texas that purchase electricity in the deregulated market for their own governmental use. Because energy costs are typically a significant budget item to our members, TCAP is consistently looking for ways to save our members money, through cost-saving contracts, energy efficiency or demand response programs.