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Is the Texas Power Grid Fixed Yet?

What happened in the waning days of the Texas Legislature's 88th Session and what it means

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May 30, 2023
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Late Sunday — after the Texas Legislature, at the 11th hour, passed monumental electricity grid bills that stitched together a range of energy proposals that many had assumed to be dead — a friend asked on Twitter, “Does this mean the grid is fixed?” 

No. Not even close.

Over the past 20 weeks, state leaders have, with frightening c…

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