Texas Weekly

October 8, 2024

?? CenterPoint in the hot seat at Houston Workshop this weekend

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick confronted the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) and CenterPoint Energy over their handling of power restoration and other issues.

• The encounter took place at a workshop PUCT held Saturday in Houston focused on extreme weather preparedness and response by utilities, specifically CenterPoint.
• During the exchange, Patrick called on CenterPoint CEO Jason Wells...

What’s next: The PUCT has committed to auditing CenterPoint Energy, responding to Patrick’s call for accountability.

• In addition to the public meeting held Saturday, PUCT is taking online feedback through Wednesday and is supposed to deliver its final report with suggestions for new legislation to the Governor and the legislature by Dec. 1.

What they’re saying: In response to Patrick’s comments CenterPoint CEO Jason Wells stated...

One more thing: Last week CenterPoint announced its plans to upgrade its infrastructure ahead of the 2025 hurricane season. By June 1, 2025, CenterPoint says it will...

?? Texas History Fact of the Week

On October 2, 1835, fighting broke out at Gonzales between Mexican soldiers and Texas militiamen. When Domingo de Ugartechea, military commander in Texas, received word that the American colonists of Gonzales refused to surrender a small cannon that had been given that settlement in 1831 as a defense against the Indians, he dispatched Francisco de Casta?eda and 100 dragoons to retrieve it on September 27. Though Casta?eda attempted to avoid conflict, on the morning of October 2 his force clashed with local Texan militia led by John Henry Moore in the first battle of the Texas Revolution. The struggle for the "Come and Take It" cannon was only a brief skirmish that ended with the retreat of Casta?eda and his force, but it also marked a clear break between the American colonists and the Mexican government.

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