Aug 6, 2010 | Legislative Watch
Under the Texas electric deregulation law, residential consumers consistently have paid more than the national average to light their homes. Texans also pay much more for electricity than residents in neighboring states. Part of the problem is the cost of wholesale...
Jun 7, 2010 | Industry News
Why is it that Texans pay 43 percent more for electricity that folks just up the road in Oklahoma? That’s the question posed this weekend by Dallas Morning News columnist Steve Blow. “We’re still getting ripped off,” writes Blow in a June 6...
Apr 13, 2010 | Industry News
“Like most other Texans, our city residents have suffered through the price hikes. We remember when our electric rates were below the national average, back before Texas deregulated its electricity markets. But almost as soon as the new market began, our rates shot...
Mar 29, 2010 | Legislative Watch
What if our taxes went up every time a single state agency reported increased expenditures? Texas Department of Transportation needs more money? Hike taxes! The state expands a few prisons? Hike taxes! Of course Texans wouldn’t stand for such a knee-jerk budgetary...
Feb 3, 2010 | Industry News
Folks in Killeen appear to be a bit up in arms about their electric service. City officials there report numerous complaints in recent weeks — mostly from residents who have suffered poor service or who have received unexpectedly high electric bills....