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Ratepayer Resources: Tips for Understanding Your Gas Bill and Obtaining Payment Assistance

Ratepayer Resources: Tips for Understanding Your Gas Bill and Obtaining Payment Assistance

by R.A. Dyer | Jan 15, 2026 | Gas

City coalitions, including the Steering Committee of Cities Served by Atmos and the Gulf Coast Coalition of Cities, have worked hard to keep bills from going up more than they would otherwise. ________________________________________________ Feel like your natural gas...
Texas Railroad Commission Conducts Inspections to Ensure Winter Weather Readiness

Texas Railroad Commission Conducts Inspections to Ensure Winter Weather Readiness

by R.A. Dyer | Jan 13, 2026 | Gas

The Texas Railroad Commission conducted more than 7,400 weatherization inspections of natural gas facilities during the 2025 fiscal year, the agency announced. ________________________________________________ The Railroad Commission of Texas is taking steps to help...
“System Safety and Integrity” Riders Explained: Atmos Interim Charges Finance Pipeline Testing

“System Safety and Integrity” Riders Explained: Atmos Interim Charges Finance Pipeline Testing

by R.A. Dyer | Dec 2, 2025 | Gas

Through System Safety and Integrity riders, or SSI riders, Atmos recovers from customers certain system safety costs that it incurs each year to maintain its pipeline system. ________________________________________________ The pipelines division of Atmos Energy, the...
Texas in Line to Receive $1.3 billion in Broadband Funding, But Less than Half Initially Projected

Texas in Line to Receive $1.3 billion in Broadband Funding, But Less than Half Initially Projected

by R.A. Dyer | Dec 1, 2025 | Gas

While touted by the acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock in a Nov. 20 release as a “landmark achievement,” the award has disappointed many rural providers and community leaders, according to published reports. ________________________________________________ The...
Municipal Group Calls for Ratepayer Protections in Gas Utility Law Implementation

Municipal Group Calls for Ratepayer Protections in Gas Utility Law Implementation

by R.A. Dyer | Nov 21, 2025 | Gas

Newly adopted House Bill 4384 allows gas utilities to classify certain capital and tax expenditures as “regulatory assets” in rate proceedings. Under the law, utilities can then quickly begin charging their customers for these assets....
“System Safety and Integrity” Riders Explained: Atmos Interim Charges Finance Pipeline Testing

Atmos Projects More Spending, More Profits and Increasing Consumer Bills through 2030

by R.A. Dyer | Nov 10, 2025 | Gas

The company put the average customer bill at $80 for the 2025 fiscal year, up from around $50 during in 2020. The company projects average bills will continue increasing over the decade, reaching as much as $121 by 2030....
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Why TCCFUI

TCCFUI is comprehensively focused on utility issues for Texas cities! With its volunteer board of city representatives, we work with other state and local organizations to fill unserved city needs.

Recent Blog Posts

  • Ratepayer Resources: Tips for Understanding Your Gas Bill and Obtaining Payment Assistance
  • Settlement Reached in Acquisition of Texas-New Mexico Power by New York’s Blackstone
  • Texas Railroad Commission Conducts Inspections to Ensure Winter Weather Readiness
  • News Round-Up: January 2026
  • AG Sues Energy Company for Fatal Wildfire that Caused More than $1 Billion in Damages