TCAP Mailbag: Low-income discount set to expire?

TCAP Mailbag: Low-income discount set to expire?

Time, now, to take questions from the TCAP mailbag. A reader asks: “Is it true that the state will soon discontinue its bill assistance program for low-income Texans? And if so, are there low-income programs that can take its place?” The short answers are maybe and...
New! TCAP Timeline Shows Major Milestones

New! TCAP Timeline Shows Major Milestones

A new timeline tells history of the Texas electricity market, from deregulation’s beginning, to phantom tax collections by utilities, to a recent drive by generators to secure multi-billion-dollar subsidies.

Electricity Complaints Skyrocket under Deregulation

Electricity Complaints Skyrocket under Deregulation

From a RechargeTexas.com press release issued 7/25: July 25, 2011 – Austin, TEXAS – Electricity complaints have skyrocketed under the Texas electric deregulation law — from fewer than 2,100 received each year by the state’s Public Utility Commission to an average of...
PUC blocks electricity service for some Texans

PUC blocks electricity service for some Texans

 The government could block certain Texans from purchasing electricity under new rules adopted Wednesday by the Public Utility Commission. The rules drew immediate fire from consumer advocates, who say they effectively make the government the debt enforcer for retail...