by Joey Bennett | Sep 15, 2024 | News
Here’s a quick recap of what happened over the last week: Fourth Speaker Candidate Joins Race Republican state Rep. James Frank of Wichita Falls became the fourth declared challenger to incumbent Dade Phelan in the race for Speaker of the Texas House. Frank said in a...
by Joey Bennett | Sep 3, 2024 | News
Speaker Phelan Hires Chief of Staff Speaker Dade Phelan has hired lobbyist and former House member Mike Toomey to be his new chief of staff. Toomey served three terms in the Texas House, first elected in 1982. He then served as former Governor Bill Clements’ chief...
by Joey Bennett | Aug 23, 2024 | News
Here’s a quick recap of what happened over the last week: CenterPoint Rate Case Continues An administrative law judge this week denied CenterPoint’s request to withdraw its pending request to increase rates. The company filed a petition in March to increase the...
by Joey Bennett | Aug 16, 2024 | News
AG Paxton to Investigate CenterPoint Texas AG Ken Paxton announced this week that he has launched an investigation into CenterPoint regarding their conduct during Hurricane Beryl. CenterPoint supplies power to all of Harris County and other surrounding areas...
by Joey Bennett | Aug 9, 2024 | News
Here’s a quick recap of what happened over the last week:Continued Hurricane Beryl Aftermath CenterPoint executives met late last week with Gov. Abbott and were told that their timeline to replace utility poles, trim vegetation, and take other actions to avoid future...
by Joey Bennett | Jul 12, 2024 | News
Here’s a quick recap of what happened over the last week: Hurricane Beryl Hurricane Beryl made landfall around 4AM Monday morning near Matagorda packing sustained winds of 80 MPH. Gusts as high as 97 MPH were recorded on Surfside Beach, just up the coast from...
