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A new era for Texas' rural electric co-ops, or more lumps of coal?

Texas co-ops can take advantage of an opportunity to lower electric bills, increase reliability, and lower emissions, but will they? We'll know by Friday.

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San Miguel Electric buys ranch land in $38 million deal
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Last month, the Republican County Judge of McMullen County — a county that gave Trump 90% of its vote — pleaded with state leaders to deny a permit to expand a coal mine. It didn’t work; despite record gas production and the phenomenal growth of solar and storage, the San Miguel Electric Co-op (SMEC) will expand coa…

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