Power Lines

Houston Matters

How greed and lax regulation may have helped spur the February 2021 power failures

Posted on · Houston Chronicle columnist Chris Tomlinson discusses the role pipeline operators and traders may have played during the freezing weather and walks us through lawsuits filed in the 2.5 years since, all of which is outlined in his four-part series for the paper.

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Weather

Katy issues mandatory water restrictions for second consecutive summer as hot, dry weather persists

Posted on · Residents and businesses in the fast-growing suburb west of Houston are limited to watering their landscapes twice per week until further notice, with violators subject to fines or having their water turned off by the city.

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