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Answers To Your Questions About The Freeze Emergency, And Fighting Price Gouging (Feb. 18, 2021)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on February 18, 2021 · On Thursday's show: Answers to all your questions about the freezing weather and the response to the disaster, and efforts to fight price gouging.

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Emergency Response Updates, And The Politics Behind Our Energy Grid Issues (Feb. 17, 2021)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on February 17, 2021 · On Wednesday’s show: An update on area roads, the latest from Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo, and the politics that led to our power grid problems.

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The rarity of tornadoes in Houston (Jan. 27, 2023)

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Posted on January 27, 2023 · On Friday's show: As cleanup continues after Tuesday’s tornadoes, should we expect more of them in the Houston area in the future?

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Destructive tornadoes are rare, but not unprecedented, in Houston area

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Posted on January 25, 2023 · Tuesday's tornado in the Pasadena and Deer Park areas was the longest-tracked, most destructive tornado in the Houston region since 1992, according to Eric Berger of Space City Weather.

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Houston weather: Heavy rain, strong winds expected to hit region Tuesday

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Posted on January 23, 2023 · A cold front is headed toward the Houston region and has the potential to bring severe weather.

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State agency that oversees Texas power grid needs more money to do its job, Sunset Commission finds

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Posted on January 12, 2023 · The Public Utility Commission has about 200 employees but needs more to handle shoring up the state power grid and tackling an expanded list of regulatory duties, according to the state Sunset Advisory Commission.

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