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Texas Regulator Wants Natural Gas Utilities To Pass On Tax Cut Savings To Consumers
Posted on · CenterPoint Energy says its executives will discuss the impact of the recently-passed tax cuts during an earnings call in late February
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Why Are Texas’ Smaller Utilities Not Cleaning Up Drinking Water?
Posted on · Dozens of small and rural utilities in the state have for years provided water that contains illegal levels of radiation, lead and arsenic. Lack of resources is largely to blame — but there's more to it than that.
Houston Matters
Exploring the Power of — and Potential Problems with — Municipal Utility Districts
Posted on · We’ve discussed municipal utility districts (or MUDs) before. They provide public utilities — electricity, gas, water, phone lines and so forth — to otherwise unincorporated areas on the outskirts of a town or city without actually tapping into that city’s existing infrastructure. There are a thousand such MUDs in the state of Texas run by […]
Houston Matters
As Houston Grows, How Do City Services Manage to Keep Up?
Posted on · In the 1970s, the city of Houston faced a building boom coupled with an infrastructure inadequate to cover basic needs. The city's only play at the time was to shut down development inside the loop. Now, decades later, as building in the loop is finally starting to catch up with growth outside the loop, how […]
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Water Quantity, The Full Menu, and Chase Untermeyer: Houston Matters for Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2015
Posted on · On past programs, we’ve explored water quality in Greater Houston. On this edition of the program, we talk about water quantity, and efforts underway to ensure there will be enough water for a growing Greater Houston community in the years to come. We’ also learn about a debate in Montgomery County over groundwater access. Also […]
Energy & Environment
Household Electric Bills Up 25% From March 2013
Posted on · Utilities are passing on the rising cost of natural gas to customers.