Energy researchers are skeptical that CenterPoint’s $2.2 billion “resiliency plan” will prevent outages like those seen after Hurricane Beryl.
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Miranda Dunlap is a reporter covering K-12 schools across the eight-county Greater Houston region. A native Michigander, Miranda studied political science pre-law and journalism at Michigan State University. Previously, she worked at Automotive News, covering all things automotive industry, and and she served in various capacities at The State News. When she's not writing, you can find Miranda attempting to exceed her GoodReads goal and spoiling her cat, August.
CenterPoint has a $2.2 billion plan for avoiding another power outage disaster. Will it help?
Energy industry analysts say the electricity company needs to spend much more to prevent outages in Houston like those from Hurricane Beryl.
Gov. Abbott threatens CenterPoint: Rectify ‘failure’ during Beryl or have service area reduced
In a stern message to CenterPoint Energy Sunday, Gov. Greg Abbott threatened the Houston-region electricity provider will have its service area reduced if it doesn’t rectify its “failures” to properly prepare and respond to Hurricane Beryl. Abbott also promised the Public Utilities Commission, the state’s utilities regulator, will investigate CenterPoint’s response. “Maybe they have too […]
‘Pray I survive’: CenterPoint customers bracing for days more without power after Hurricane Beryl
As more and more homes across the Houston region are brought back online after Hurricane Beryl, a smaller share of residents are bracing for their power outages to stretch well into next week.
Texas regulators to CenterPoint: Communicate better with customers about power outages
The Texas Public Utilities Commission urged CenterPoint Energy on Thursday to address complaints about communication, but it stopped short of criticizing the company’s response to Hurricane Beryl.
‘This is frustrating’: Some CenterPoint customers report new outage map has incorrect info
Houston-area residents widely reported on social media that the company’s map incorrectly shows whether some neighborhoods have electricity.
Did CenterPoint prepare enough for Hurricane Beryl? Politicians, residents want to know.
The utility company, which services nearly all of Houston, Harris County and Fort Bend County, drew early scrutiny Tuesday for its preparations as more than 1 million people remained without power.
Step aside, Whataburger. CenterPoint releases power outage map of its own.
Not to be outdone by Whataburger’s outage map, CenterPoint Energy posted a power outage map of its own. Houstonians have been waiting for it since derecho.
Texas schools stuck in middle of federal, state fight over LGBTQ+ student protections
Clashing Title IX guidance from the Biden administration and Texas Republicans has left school districts in a potentially expensive predicament.
Texas districts still struggling to improve math, reading scores; Houston ISD bucks trend
For Texas elementary and middle schoolers, something about learning math just isn’t adding up. Standardized test scores released by the state Friday show that fewer students are completing math on grade level compared to last year. Meanwhile, districts are still struggling to get more students on pace in reading. Key takeaways from the release of […]