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Senate investigates winter storm blackouts

On: March 5, 2021

In: News

By Richard Lee, Texas Senate News A week after a brutally cold winter storm left millions in the state without power and water for days, the Senate Business and Commerce Committee began the process of figuring out what happened and how to prevent it from happening again. By early morningContinue Reading

Senate thanks first responders, grocery store and utility workers

By: Marioncoherald

On: March 1, 2021

In: News

Tagged: Richard Lee, Texas Senate News, Utility

By Richard Lee, Texas Senate News As millions of Texans were stranded in their homes without power and water, others had to brave the icy roads and single digit temperatures of the harshest winter storm ever to hit the state. In session Tuesday, the Senate officially recognized the vital contributionsContinue Reading