by TCCFUI | Apr 24, 2017 | Blog
Imagine if an electric utility could build a substation wherever it wanted within a city — in the middle of a residential community, for instance, or on top of business property or in a busy downtown area. And your local municipality was powerless to stop it. That’s...
by TCCFUI | Apr 18, 2017 | Blog
Bad news for cities, their taxpayers and a possible safety hazard — these are some of the bottom line concerns about two bills currently winding their way through the Texas Legislature. The bills in question are HB 2838 and SB 1004. According to their legislative...
by TCCFUI | Apr 17, 2017 | Blog
We’re now beyond the halfway mark in the 85th Texas Legislature. More than 100 utility-related bills have been filed, and many of them — if adopted — could impact your home utility rates or impact municipal interactions with utilities. Some important energy bills have...
by TCCFUI | Mar 23, 2017 | Blog
We’re at the halfway mark in the 85th Texas Legislature. More than 100 energy-related bills have been filed, and many of them — if adopted — could impact your home electric rates. Some important energy bills have come up in committee, although most have yet to bubble...
by TCCFUI | Aug 10, 2016 | Blog
AUSTIN — Although supported by utility monopolies, overhauling the state’s procedures for setting home electric rates would lead to higher prices for costumers, more paperwork for regulators and cause big headaches for retail electric providers. Those were some...
